Classic Science Fiction Novels, March 2012

One of the most stunning debut novels ever. William Gibson's NEUROMANCER is the seminal work of the sub-genre known as cyberpunk and it struck a serious chord upon its release. Though critically ignored for the most part, it gained a following and became a multi-award winner. Since then, the story of a drug-addled hacker being hired to undertake the ultimate hack by a mysterious employer has exploded in popularity and is rightly acclaimed in most sci-fi circles. The vision of the world of Gibson's future, a romantic idea enmeshed with the digital age, makes for a story once seen as highly radical but which ultimately fell short of where we have evolved to. A fantastic look back at what was cutting-edge imagining of the possibilities of "cyberspace." Often attempted to be made for the screen, and failing each time, a new effort is underway for a possible release next year.