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Dec 22, 2014Chapel_Hill_KenMc rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is the seminal 1980s novel that essentially created the concept of cyberspace, as well as the sub-genre of science fiction cyberpunk--a label that Gibson disavows. Technological reality is quickly catching up to Gibson's dystopian vision. Gibson here has created a gritty criminal underground that survives on black market transactions on the fringe of a corporate-controlled society dominated by artificial intelligence systems. High-adrenaline, page-turning thriller with a dark and threatening mood throughout.