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William Gibson

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March 17, 1948 in Conway, South Carolina, The United States

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William Ford Gibson is an American-Canadian writer who has been called the father of the cyberpunk subgenre of science fiction, having coined the term cyberspace in 1982 and popularized it in his first novel, Neuromancer(1984), which has sold more than 6.5 million copies worldwide.

While his early writing took the form of short stories, Gibson has since written nine critically acclaimed novels (one in collaboration), contributed articles to several major publications, and has collaborated extensively with performance artists, filmmakers and musicians. His thought has been cited as an influence on science fiction author...more


William Gibson isn't a Goodreads Author (yet), but he does have a blog, so here are some recent posts imported from his feed.

As the London Times recently said of my living room, though you probably didn't see that, as it's behind their subscription wall. Had to check the definition. Hope they meant more "markedly old-fashioned" than "rotten".


Starting tomorrow on the 36-day pre-Canadian leg of the Zero History tour. US and UK schedules are behind the button on this site's front page. The subsequent Canadian dates (all...

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Average rating: 3.73 · 168,912 ratings · 7,013 reviews · 94 distinct works
Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)
3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 83,787 ratings — published 1984 — 69 editions
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Pattern Recognition (Blue A...
3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 14,057 ratings — published 2003 — 35 editions
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Count Zero (Sprawl, #2)
3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 10,733 ratings — published 1986 — 34 editions
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Mona Lisa Overdrive (Sprawl...
3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 9,477 ratings — published 1988 — 27 editions
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Burning Chrome
3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 9,236 ratings — published 1986 — 28 editions
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Idoru (Bridge, #2)
3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 7,802 ratings — published 1996 — 32 editions
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Spook Country (Blue Ant, #2)
3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 7,053 ratings — published 2007 — 30 editions
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Virtual Light (Bridge, #1)
3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 6,566 ratings — published 1993 — 31 editions
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The Difference Engine
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3.35 of 5 stars 3.35 avg rating — 6,479 ratings — published 1990 — 30 editions
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All Tomorrow's Parties (Bri...
3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 5,194 ratings — published 1999 — 27 editions
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More books by William Gibson…
Neuromancer Count Zero Mona Lisa Overdrive
Sprawl (3 books)
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3.731838418415916 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 103,997 ratings
Pattern Recognition Spook Country Zero History
Blue Ant (3 books)
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3.742317462918954 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 24,406 ratings
Virtual Light Idoru All Tomorrow's Parties
Bridge (3 books)
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3.71921031096563 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 19,552 ratings

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September 2010, William Gibson
"His Favorite Books About London: The father of cyberpunk, cyberspace, and maybe even cybersex picks his five favorite books about London, the setting of his new techno-thriller, Zero History." ...More

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“The future has already arrived. It's just not evenly distributed yet.”
William Gibson

“The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.”
William Gibson, Neuromancer

“The street finds its own uses for things.”
William Gibson

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