Neuromancer

By: William Gibson

Narrated by: Robertson Dean

Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins

Publisher's summary

Twenty years ago, it was as if someone turned on a light. The future blazed into existence with each deliberate word that William Gibson laid down. The winner of Hugo, Nebula, and Philip K. Dick Awards, Neuromancer didn't just explode onto the science fiction scene - it permeated into the collective consciousness, culture, science, and technology.Today, there is only one science fiction masterpiece to thank for the term "cyberpunk," for easing the way into the information age and Internet society. Neuromancer's virtual reality has become real. And yet, William Gibson's gritty, sophisticated vision still manages to inspire the minds that lead mankind ever further into the future.

©1984 William Gibson (P)2011 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

"Unforgettable ... The richness of Gibson’s world is incredible.” (Chicago Sun-Times)

“Freshly imagined, compellingly detailed, and chilling in its implications.” (The New York Times)

"Serious science fiction and fantasy readers cannot resist the classics.... That’s what makes the Penguin Galaxy series so appealing.... Each of the novels here has earned their place in the halls of literary history.... Their small form factor and minimalist covers call out to readers and make them fun to read all over again.” (Kirkus Reviews)

Objective Journalism from an all-too-Near Future

william gibson has always facinated me. when i was ypunger it was because the dystopic futures of Orwell and Huxley felt like staged and scripted warnings. after achool specials. in Gibson's Sprawl and the consentual hallucination of Cyberspace, "Things are Things" and their nature doesnt factor. Gibson's objecticivty,visualizing the specificity of anything; a situation, an outfit, an explosion or an emotion so matter of fact-ly that without telling you, you know beyond a ahadow of adoubt the nature od that thing. we bring good or evil, heroes and villains in our own luggage. But there is no better tourguide of a certain lost future than Wiliam Gibson. Gibson. Jack In.

Is this where it all began?

We will debate where Cyberpunk began until it is as old as steam technology. But this is where my imagination and fascination was captured. Enjoy this book in audio or printed format. Just enjoy it.

must read for the Sci fi fan

The father of cyberpunk said you need to start here. Than read the rest of his books.

How Dare I Attempt To Comment

A classic novel on par with Nostradamus read very well by a talented narrator. This is one of those stories that you can read/listen to again and again.

Sci fi classic

Wonderful installment in the genre that would become known as cyberpunk. Definitely check it out.

Iconic

Some call this a hard read. If that means you can’t be lazy and some effort of focus is required to process the rich descriptions, then yes. But as in the case of other complex novels, the payoff for those who put in that work ids huge. Bon appetite!

Still the best

Listening to this again, after having read it decades ago on its first release, I’m startled at how relevant it still is, and how much it’s meaning of change for me over the years. More than a classic, this is a must read. Or, in this case… Listened to. :-)

Amazing listen

Totally love this story. It’s my 3rd time listening to it. If you like sci-fi, pick this up.

A vivid portrayal of mixed reality and fictional experience

Shrewd and engaging stories told through adventurous narratives by the major characters, each contributing to the interrogative and thrilling depiction of an synthesized future, shaking the conscious with surprise and bewilderment.

not a great reading

one if my favorite books, but it suffers fro. a rather uninspired reading. It made an exciting cyber-thriller into a sleepy documentary to me.