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William Gibson

Born

in Conway, South Carolina, The United States

March 17, 1948

Website

http://williamgibsonbooks.com/

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Genre

Science Fiction, Essay

Influences

Samuel R. Delany, William S. Burroughs, Alfred Bester, Thomas M. Dis ...more

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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 autho ...more

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IT'S FUSTY IN HERE!

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 in

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William Gibson’s books

Average rating: 3.89 · 827,155 ratings · 43,799 reviews · 327 distinct works • Similar authors

	Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1) by William Gibson, Jack Womack (Afterword) 3.89 avg rating — 380,880 ratings — published 1984 — 233 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Count Zero (Sprawl, #2) 4.02 avg rating — 62,111 ratings — published 1986 — 122 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pattern Recognition (Blue Ant, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 53,499 ratings — published 2003 — 91 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mona Lisa Overdrive (Sprawl, #3) 4.02 avg rating — 50,294 ratings — published 1988 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Burning Chrome (Sprawl, #0) 4.05 avg rating — 43,758 ratings — published 1986 — 67 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Peripheral (Jackpot, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 34,340 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Virtual Light (Bridge, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 27,349 ratings — published 1993 — 83 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Idoru (Bridge, #2) 3.84 avg rating — 25,498 ratings — published 1996 — 86 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Difference Engine by William Gibson, Bruce Sterling 3.47 avg rating — 23,294 ratings — published 1990 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spook Country (Blue Ant, #2) 3.73 avg rating — 21,660 ratings — published 2007 — 59 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by William Gibson

Sprawl (3 books)
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William Gibson

3.93 avg rating — 538,180 ratings

Blue Ant (3 books)
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William Gibson

3.86 avg rating — 91,337 ratings

Bridge (3 books)
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William Gibson

3.88 avg rating — 70,322 ratings

Jackpot (3 books)
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William Gibson

3.87 avg rating — 49,303 ratings

William Gibson's Alien 3 Comic Adaptation (6 books)
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William Gibson (Story),

Johnnie Christmas (Illustrator),

Tamra Bonvillain

3.45 avg rating — 2,968 ratings

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