Neuromancer
Ranked #2 in Cyberpunk, Ranked #5 in Intelligence — see more rankings.
Before the Internet was commonplace, William Gibson showed us the Matrix—a world within the world, the representation of every byte of data in cyberspace. Henry Dorsett Case was the sharpest data-thief in the Matrix, until an ex-employer crippled his nervous system. Now a new employer has recruited him for a last-chance run against an unthinkably... more
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Adam Savage [This series] changed my life. (Source)
Mark Pitcavage @jamesjhare Neuromancer is a fascinating book--but it was especially fascinating when it was first published; it was mind-blowing. (Source)
Pia Mancini @Fede_Bada amazing book (Source)
Damien Mulley The coiner of "cyber space", the guy that created a virtual world full of hackers called "the Matrix" in 1984. A seminal book for me. I read it as a teen and it turned computers into a thing rockstars used. Possibly encouraged me to do things with computers you are not meant to do. A catalyst, a rabbit hole. (Source)
Burly Vinson As I said, I’m a SciFi nerd, so right now I’m reading Neuromancer by William Gibson. As for what I expect to get from it? Probably not a lot from an entrepreneur point of view, but that’s fine by me. (Source)
Aleks Krotoski This is the seminal cyberpunk book: it’s the thing that the web is based on. (Source)
Rankings by Category
Neuromancer is ranked in the following categories:
- #18 in Artificial Intelligence
- #35 in Awarded
- #61 in Canadian
- #17 in Classic Sci-Fi
- #33 in Computer
- #62 in Drugs
- #88 in Entertaining
- #86 in Entertainment
- #30 in Futurism
- #51 in Game Design
- #17 in Hacking
- #6 in Hugo Award
- #13 in Information
- #55 in Leather Bound
- #46 in Nerdy
- #71 in Poster
- #37 in Postmodernism
- #39 in Robot
- #16 in Robotics
- #15 in Sci-Fi Horror
- #14 in Science Fiction
- #44 in Science Fiction Fantasy
- #12 in Singularity
- #20 in Syfy
- #94 in Tech
- #51 in Time
- #51 in Used
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