William Gibson

  • BURNING CHROME
hbk: Arbor House, (New York) US, 1986,,, Victor Gollancz, (London) UK, 1986
pbk: Ace, (New York) US, October 1987,,, Grafton, (London) UK, 1988

ISBN 0-441-08934-8 (US pbk),,, 0-586-07461-9 (UK pbk)

short stories, science fiction, cyberculture, cyberpunk, posthuman, edge, future, John Shirley, Bruce Sterling, Michael Swanwick

Book Cover A collection of science fiction stories.


Contents


"Included here are Gibson's most famous short fiction and novellas. Gibson's dark visions of computer cowboys, bio-enhanced soldiers of fortune, and hi-tech low lifes have won unprecedented praise." [book promo]


"William Gibson's prose, astonishing in its clarity and skill, becomes hi-tech electric poetry." -- Bruce Sterling.


"Not many SF people read short stories, but definitely make an exception in this case. Gibson's short pieces are great fun and very thought-provoking.

"Well worth the reading". --Henry W.Targowski (in Mark/Space , 1995).

Hardcore cyberpunk.
Highly recommended.


[In 1995, Robert Longo turned Gibson's short story "Johnny Mnemonic" into a $30-million film. There are many articles, interviews and reviews surrounding the cinema release... among them: 'William Gibson Interview' by Giuseppe Salza, conducted in Cannes, France, May 1994 [complete text online]; 'Johnny Mnemonic -- Keanu Reeves goes cyberpunk in William Gibson's bleak future' by Anthony P.Montesano in Cinefantastique , February 1995; 'Johnny Mnemonic -- Cyberpunk William Gibson gets the Hollywood treatment' by Anthony P.Montesano and 'Mnemonic Design --Production designer Nilo Rodis on realizing Gibson's future' by Anthony P.Montesano in Cinefantastique , April 1995; 'Remembering Johnny' by Rogier van Bakel, and 'Notes on a Process' by William Gibson in Wired , June 1995. Also see: 'New Rose Hotel' by Anthony P.Montesano in Cinefantastique , April 1995.]




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  • CyberCulture
  • Cyberpunk
  • Future
  • Hackers, Viruses, & CyberCrime
  • Neurologic / Consciousness / Mind Control
  • Posthuman / Transhuman
  • Postmodern
  • Science Fiction
  • Slipstream
  • Virtual Reality / Cyberspace

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