Well written however I just couldn't engage with it. Some details and descriptions were beautiful. Please try your request again later. William Gibson is the author of Neuromancer, Count Zero, Mona Lisa Overdrive, Burning Chrome, Virtual Light, Idoru, All Tomorrow’s Parties, Pattern Recognition, Spook Country, Zero History, Distrust That Particular Flavor, Agency, and The Perippheral, a New York Times bestseller. . ", " This book makes me want to play Shadowrun again. With Neuromancer… Sci.) Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 13, 2016. You’re not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but these new Penguin Galaxy hardcovers make it really hard.” —, Here is the novel that started it all, launching the, Chapter 1 The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. See what's new with book lending at the Internet Archive, Uploaded by I don't think there can be any debate that the visionary nature of this book and it's influence it has had in the cyberpunk genre. renxaj computer programmer, loved "The Matrix" (movie) and have read this book THREE times (once in the eighties soon after it came out while I was in university, once in the early 2000's and again this year [with my wife, also a comp. Neuromancer was the future dreamed by a Beat poet, and this recording gets closer to the heart of that future than any other book I can think of. in Comp. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2017. He has a BA from Tufts University and an MFA from Yale. The richness of Gibson’s world is incredible. Take that one star with the caveat that it's based on only about 1/5 of the book - 1/5 of a narrative I found utterly unengaging, about dimensionless characters I was unable to relate to, written in impressionistic, confusing prose. “It’s not like I’m using,” Case heard someone say, as he shouldered his way through the crowd around the door of the Chat. © 2005 - 2020 AudioBookStore.com - All Rights Reserved. “An angel has passed.” “The Chinese,” bellowed a drunken Australian, “Chinese bloody invented nerve-splicing. You’re not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but these new Penguin Galaxy hardcovers make it really hard. “Maybe some business with you, Case?” Case shrugged. Dean’s heavy tone brings with it a weight that lifts the tale to new heights…The result is a listening experience that bears all the weight of a modern techno-thriller with all the excitement of an age-old adventure tale. Prologue: I am a professional (B. Sc. “Isn’t you either, sister. One of the coolest gifts you can get for your favorite sci-fi geek . Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The language in this book is densely packed and can sometimes be difficult to grasp the concepts being discussed, there doesn't seem to be a whole load of character development and life bought to the characters. His audiobook narration has garnered ten AudioFile Earphones Awards. That’s what makes the Penguin Galaxy series so appealing. It was in this novel that Gibson coined the term cyberspace. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. The canonical book explores the implications of increasingly powerful artificial intelligence.”, “Kaleidoscopic, picaresque, flashy, and decadent…Neuromancer, in every sense, is state-of-the-art.”, “Exceptional texture and vision...Gibson opens up a new genre, with a finely crafted grittiness and a number of literary and computer inventions.”, “Epic in scale...shimmers like chrome in a desert sun.”, “Fully realized in its geopolitical, technological, and psychosexual dimensions...A mind bender of a read.”, “A debut novel set for brain stun! This audio cassette set is quite rare, and even more rare on compact disk. An amazing virtuoso performance. I was doing that, but it seemed like work. Just a style thing, really, cuz this was a lot of fun to read even so. This book is a notable exception. ", " I marked it as "read," but that's not exactly true. . The quintessence of cyberpunk . Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 3, 2020. Sure the fuck isn’t you.” The whore’s giggle went up an octave. “Somebody’s gotta be funny around here. Man can’t have a drink?” “Ha,” Ratz said, swabbing the scarred wood with a rag, “Zone shows a percentage. A lot of great ideas, but not intiriguing, looks like you read some kind of report, not a book. He now lives in Los Angeles, where he works in film and television in addition to narrating. ", " A cyberpunk sci-fi novel, but it was too nihilistic for me. Ratz was tending bar, h is prosthetic arm jerking monotonously as he filled a tray of glasses with draft Kirin. Its a little dated but doesn't wear the miles poorly. I want to read to relax. There was a problem loading your book clubs. It gives you the sense of not quite being sober, grasping at unfamiliar terms and ideas as they come at you too fast to fully understand. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Please try again. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Gibson’s reading has none of the polish of a professional voice actor, and that is why it’s fantastic. I read this when it first came out, and it shaped a lot of my concepts of science fiction. Love the nugget at the very end. Many passages remain incomprehensible to me. ", " I don't claim to have understood everything happening in this book, but it was a hell of a ride and such fun to see how someone in the early 80s foresaw how people would interact with computers. The book is exciting, gripping and written in a blaze of cyber-speak using tech terms that have become normal speak for the brave new world the book is set in. ", " Cyberpunk classic, fantastic setting and an overall engaging plot ", " I don't like the prose, but the story is fantastic. Forecasting the rise of AI and the power that these software behemoths could possess is the underlying theme. . This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. . Definitely a sci-fi classic for a reason. Requires an incredible amount of focus to read, but is definitely worth the perseverance it takes to make it through the book. This digital version made … You will not be disappointed - i would expect that this will become one your favorite sci-fi books, and if not, will least enjoyable serve as another feather in your cap towards readings the genre's so-called "classics. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. ", " Saw this on a paperback rotating kiosk somewhere and noticed it had won the Hugo and Nebula awards the year before, so I grabbed it . People aren't who they seem, and what you see can't be trusted. . The huge corporations and the masses of data rule the world, and data is the new currency. ", " I heard this was a classic. Neuromancer audiobook, by William Gibson... Neuromancer is the multiple award-winning novel that launched the astonishing career of William Gibson. Zone, he’s a close personal friend of mine.” She looked Case in the eye and made the softest possible spitting sound, her lips barely moving. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. He gives nuance to the voices that must come from having heard them in his head as he was writing. . Until a shadowy conspiracy offered him a second chance--and a cure--for a price.... ", " I just can't get through this. Then the whore’s giggle rang out, tinged with certain hysteria. “You are the artiste of the slightly funny deal.” “Sure,” Case said, and sipped his beer. Freshly imagined, compellingly detailed, and chilling in its implications. . “You are too much the artiste, Herr Case.” Ratz grunted; the sound served him as laughter. Meh. The first fully-realized glimpse of humankind's … sci.]). The quality is horrid. Case found a place at the bar, between the unlikely tan on one of Lonny Zone’s whores and the crisp naval uniform of a tall African whose cheekbones were ridged with precise rows of tribal scars. For a book that deals heavily with tech, computer programs, AI, and "cyberspace," it is insane to think this was written in 1984. Serious science fiction and fantasy readers cannot resist the classics. This is Seminal Cyberpunk. Case is a battered, last-chance loser driven only by a survival instinct and some desperate need to find elusive human connection, trying desperately to make sense of unpredictable events unfolding on at least three levels of reality (real, virtual, dream/construct) as a powerful artificial intelligence works to break itself free. William Gibson reads a slightly abridged version of his first novel Neuromancer. I recomend this book to any sci-fi fan and any technology fans interested in seeing a future vision of a world quite similar to what our world could have been. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. ", " I barely started this book, before putting it away. The bartender’s smile widened. Winner of the 1985 Hugo Award for Best Novel, Winner of the 1984 Nebula Award for Best Novel, One of Time Magazine's Best 100 English-Language Novels from 1923–2005, A New York Times Pick of 3 Books on Cyber War, May 2017, Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day. Neuromancer's virtual reality has become real. If Gibsons predictions continue to be so accurate, then Neuromancer will become the world for the future...beware of that! The story and writing are fantastic - i think the biggest reason i hadn't already read the book was because it can often be painful to read future-based computer/tech-heavy sci-fi that was written three decades or more ago. Streetwise SF... one of the most unusual and involving narratives to be read in many an artificially induced blue moon!”, " I was disappointed in this book. Originally published on 4 magnetic tape audio cassettes in 1994 by Time Warner AudioBooks. Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, http://www.bearcave.com/bookrev/neuromancer/neuromancer_audio.html, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2018. Ratz grunted. Fix you right, mate…;” “Now that,” Case said to his glass, all his bitterness suddenly rising in him like bile, “that is. These glitchy pirated mp3s of the author's deadpan drawl are the perfect old-timey futuristic format for this old-timey futuristic novel. So you vanish, okay? ", " With the same break neck speed and fluidity of prose as the beat authors he grew up loving William Gibson's first novel can be a challenge to read but it's well worth it if you can get into it. And yet, William Gibson's gritty, sophisticated vision still manages to inspire the minds that lead mankind ever further into the future. I couldn't make it through. Then he double-crossed the wrong people, who caught up with him in a big way--and burned the talent out of his brain, micron by micron. Really wild entertaining imaginative story telling. ", " Probably the book I studied the most in my life since it was my English master thesis subject ;-) ", " Started coming together for me around a third in. “With narrator Robertson Dean at the helm, this story of a washed-out computer hacker who is hired to do the unthinkable is reborn. Brilliant prediction of future cyberspace. Still, it has a great opening sentence and I suppose back in the day it must have seemed really groundbreaking. Robertson Dean has played leading roles on and off Broadway and at dozens of regional theaters throughout the country.
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