[COMPLETE] Cleanup: Neuromancer

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There are errors to clean up on the book Neuromancer.

1. Current US Paperback: Neuromancer (ISBN 9780441007462)

- “Author Introduction” should be removed from the Editions field. There are a bunch of editions of the book where Gibson wrote the introduction.

- Jack Womack needs to be added with the Afterword role.

- The page count is incorrect. I’m holding a copy and it stops at 304.

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2. Current US Kindle: Neuromancer (ASIN B000O76ON6)

- Jack Womack needs to be added with the Afterword role.

- The publication date is incorrect. It should be December 2018. This is when the newest paperback Alternate Cover Edition was published.

- The page count is incorrect. It should be 268.

- The cover art is low quality and has noticeable jpeg artifacting around Gibson’s name. Higher quality cover art available here: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/8... // https://a.co/d/92DuxCb

- The description is incorrect. It should read as follows:
Winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Philip K. Dick Awards, Neuromancer is a science fiction masterpiece—a classic that ranks as one of the twentieth century’s most potent visions of the future.

Case was the sharpest data-thief in the matrix—until he crossed the wrong people and they crippled his nervous system, banishing him from cyberspace. Now a mysterious new employer has recruited him for a last-chance run at an unthinkably powerful artificial intelligence. With a dead man riding shotgun and Molly, a mirror-eyed street-samurai, to watch his back, Case is ready for the adventure that upped the ante on an entire genre of fiction.

Neuromancer was the first fully-realized glimpse of humankind’s digital future—a shocking vision that has challenged our assumptions about technology and ourselves, reinvented the way we speak and think, and forever altered the landscape of our imaginations.

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3. Current US Ebook: Neuromancer (ISBN 9781101146460)

- The ASIN is missing. It should be 110114646X.

- Jack Womack needs to be added with the Afterword role.

- The page count is incorrect. It should be 288.

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4. Penguin Galaxy Edition: Neuromancer (ISBN 9780143111603)

- The description is incorrect. It should read as follows:

Before the Internet was commonplace, William Gibson showed us the Matrix—a world within the world, the representation of every byte of data in cyberspace. Henry Dorsett Case was the sharpest data-thief in the Matrix, until an ex-employer crippled his nervous system. Now a new employer has recruited him for a last-chance run against an unthinkably powerful artificial intelligence. With a mirror-eyed girl street-samurai riding shotgun, he’s ready for the silicon-quick, bleakly prophetic adventure that upped the ante on an entire genre of fiction.

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5. 2016 UK Paperback: Neuromancer (ISBN 9781473217386)

- The publication date is incorrect. It should be December 8, 2016.

- “International_edition” needs to be removed from the Editions field.

- The formatting of the first sentence in the description is incorrect. It should read as follows:
THE SKY ABOVE THE PORT WAS THE COLOUR OF TELEVISION, TUNED TO A DEAD CHANNEL.

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6. SF Masterworks Paperback Edition: Neuromancer (ISBN 9781399607773)

- The Editions field should note that this is the SF Masterworks edition.

- The last paragraph of the description is formatted incorrectly. It should read as follows:

The first novel to win the Hugo, Nebula and Philip K. Dick Awards, Neuromancer has become a seminal part of SF history, coining the term 'cyberspace' and lighting a fuse on the Cyberpunk movement. Part thriller, part warning, it is one of the 20th Century's most potent visions of the future.

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7. SF Masterworks Hardcover Edition: Neuromancer (ISBN 9781473217379)

- The description is incorrect. It should read as follows:

The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.

William Gibson revolutionised science fiction in his 1984 debut Neuromancer. The writer who gave us the matrix and coined the term ‘cyberspace’ produced a first novel that won the Hugo, Nebula and Philip K. Dick Awards, and lit the fuse on the Cyberpunk movement.

More than three decades later, Gibson’s text is as stylish as ever, his noir narrative still glitters like chrome in the shadows and his depictions of the rise and abuse of corporate power look more prescient every day. Part thriller, part warning, Neuromancer is a timeless classic of modern SF and one of the 20th century’s most potent and compelling visions of the future.

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8. 40th Anniversary Special Edition: Neuromancer (ISBN 9781399627658)

- Marco Luna needs to be added with the Illustrator role.

- The ISBN-10 1399627651 also needs to be in the ASIN field.

- It should be noted in the Editions field that this is the 40th anniversary special edition and limited to only 500 copies.

- The description is incorrect. It should read as follows:

The 40th anniversary special edition hardback of Neuromancer, a science fiction novel that changed the face of the genre. Featuring a stunning dust jacket designed by Daniel Brown, a holographic foil blocked real-cloth case, two-colour printing inside the book, and 25 illustrations by Marco Luna. This incredible edition is exclusive to The Gollancz Emporium.

Henry Dorsett Case is a low-level hustler, former hack and 'console cowboy' who crashed and burned. His nerves were damaged and thus cut off from the digital matrix, he slouches through life.

Until he meets Molly, an augmented 'razorgirl', who offers him a deal on behalf of a shadowy man called Armitage. His nerves repaired and matrix access restored, in exchange for a single job. But it's not so simple - unless he completes the job, sacs of poison will explode inside him and cripple him again.

And the job? That might be impossible.

The first novel to win the Hugo, Nebula and Philip K. Dick Awards, Neuromancer has become a seminal part of SF history, coining the term 'cyberspace' and lighting a fuse on the Cyberpunk movement. Part thriller, part warning, it is one of the 20th Century's most potent visions of the future.

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9. UK Ebook: Neuromancer (ISBN 9781473217393)

- The publisher is incorrect. It should be Gollancz.

- The ASIN 1473217393 also needs to be the ISBN-10 1473217393.

- “Digital Original” needs to be removed from the Editions field.

- The description is incorrect. It should be the same as Entry 7.

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10. UK Kindle: Neuromancer (ASIN B01BKS2X0K)

- The description is incorrect. It should be the same as Entry 7.


- 01 should be removed from the Editions field. This isn’t the first edition.

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11. Missing Edition: UK Audible

TITLE: Neuromancer
AUTHOR: William Gibson
NARRATOR: Jason Flemyng
ASIN: B0999RPJ7M
PUBLISHER: W. F. Howes Ltd.
DATE PUBLISHED: July 13, 2024
NUMBER OF PAGES: 9
FORMAT: Audible
DESCRIPTION:

The book that defined the cyberpunk movement, inspiring everything from The Matrix to Cyberpunk 2077.

The sky above the port was the colour of television, tuned to a dead channel.

William Gibson revolutionised science fiction in his 1984 debut Neuromancer. The writer who gave us the matrix and coined the term 'cyberspace' produced a first novel that won the Hugo, Nebula and Philip K. Dick Awards, and lit the fuse on the cyberpunk movement.

More than three decades later, Gibson's text is as stylish as ever, his noir narrative still glitters like chrome in the shadows and his depictions of the rise and abuse of corporate power look more prescient every day. Part thriller, part warning, Neuromancer is a timeless classic of modern SF and one of the 20th century's most potent and compelling visions of the future.

EDITION LANGUAGE: English
COVER ART: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/9... // https://amzn.eu/d/5XF56zo

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12. UK Digital Audiobook: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

- The ISBN-10 and ASIN are both missing. They should be 1004055064.

- The ISBN-13 is missing. It should be 9781004055067.

- The publication date is incorrect. It should be July 13, 2024.

- The page count is missing. It should be 9.

- The description is incorrect. It should read as follows:

The book that defined the cyberpunk movement, inspiring everything from The Matrix to Cyberpunk 2077.

The sky above the port was the colour of television, tuned to a dead channel.

William Gibson revolutionised science fiction in his 1984 debut Neuromancer. The writer who gave us the matrix and coined the term 'cyberspace' produced a first novel that won the Hugo, Nebula and Philip K. Dick Awards, and lit the fuse on the cyberpunk movement.

More than three decades later, Gibson's text is as stylish as ever, his noir narrative still glitters like chrome in the shadows and his depictions of the rise and abuse of corporate power look more prescient every day. Part thriller, part warning, Neuromancer is a timeless classic of modern SF and one of the 20th century's most potent and compelling visions of the future.

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13. 1984 Ace Mass Market Paperback: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

- The description is incorrect. It should read as follows, transcribed from the back cover. Yes, I realize that this description isn’t very descriptive, but it’s what’s on this edition of the book.

Case was the best interface cowboy who ever ran in Earth’s computer matrix. Then he double-crossed the wrong people…

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14. 1994 Ace Hardcover: Neuromancer (ISBN 9780441000685)

- The page count is incorrect. It should be 271.

- The publisher is incorrect. It should be Ace Books.

- The description is incorrect. It should read as follows, transcribed from the jacket:

In 1984, the year of George Orwell’s chilling vision of the future, a young unknown writer named William Gibson wrote a new kind of science fiction that changed the way we look at tomorrow. The book was Neuromancer, a paperback original that took the science fiction community by storm, winning three of its greatest honors – the Hugo, the Nebula, and the Philip K. Dick Awards. With Neuromancer, Gibson introduced the world to cyberspace – and science fiction has never been the same.

Today, William Gibson is considered one of the most intriguing and influential writers of our time. He has been profiled everywhere from Newsweek to People magazine. And high-tech concepts such as “cyberpunk” and “virtual reality” have become integral parts of life in the age of computers.

Here is the novel that started it all – a special tenth-anniversary edition of William Gibson's Neuromancer...

Case was the hottest computer cowboy cruising the information highway – jacking his consciousness into cyberspace, soaring through tactile lattices of data and logic, rustling encoded secrets for anyone with the money to buy his skills. Then he double-crossed the wrong people, who caught up with him in a big way – and burned the talent out of his brain, micron by micron. Banished from cyberspace, trapped in the meat of his physical body, Case courted death in the high-tech underworld. Until a shadowy conspiracy offered him a second chance – and a cure – for a price…

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15. 20th Anniversary US Hardcover: Neuromancer (ISBN 9780441012039)

- Jack Womack needs to be added with the Afterword role.

- The description is incorrect. It should read as follows:

Here is an entirely realized new world, intense as electric shock. William Gibson’s prose, astonishing in its clarity and skill, becomes high-tech electric poetry… An enthralling adventure story, as brilliant and coherent as a laser.

Twenty years ago, it was as if someone turned on a light. The future blazed into existence with each deliberate word that William Gibson laid down. Neuromancer didn’t just explode onto the science fiction scene. It permeated our consciousness, our culture, our science, and our technology. The winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Philip K. Dick Awards, Neuromancer showed us what we were capable of creating and what we were capable of destroying – and illuminated the dark corners of the path we were headed down.

Today, we have this science fiction masterpiece to thank for the term “cyberpunk,” for easing our way into the information age and Internet society. Neuromancer's virtual reality has become real. And yet, William Gibson's gritty, sophisticated vision still manages to inspire the minds that lead mankind ever further into the future.

Neuromancer’s virtual reality has become our own. And yet, William Gibson’s gritty, sophisticated vision still manages to inspire the minds that lead mankind ever further into the future.

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16. 2000 Ace Paperback: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8...

- The description is incorrect. It should read as follows:

Case was the sharpest data thief in the Matrix, until an ex-employer crippled his nervous system.

Now a new employer has recruited him for a last-chance run against an unthinkably powerful artificial intelligence.

Case is ready – for the silicon-quick, bleakly prophetic adventure that upped the ante on an entire genre of fiction. . .

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17. 1995 Harper Edition: Neuromancer (ISBN 9780006480419)

- “New ed” should be removed from the Editions field. This edition is 30 years old, it’s not new anymore.

- The description is incorrect. It should read as follows, transcribed from the back cover:

The Matrix: a world within a world, a graphic representation of the databanks of every computer in the human system; a consensual hallucination experienced daily by billions of legitimate users in the Sprawl alone. And by Case, computer cowboy, until his nervous system is grievously maimed by a client he double-crossed. Japanese experts in nerve splicing and microbionics have left him broke and close to dead. But at last Case has found a cure. Not for the bliss of cyberspace but to steal again, this time from the big boys, the almighty megacorps. In return, should he survive, he will stay cured.

Cyberspace and virtual reality were invented in this book. It stands alongside 1984 and Brave New World as one of the twentieth century’s most potent novels of the future.

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18. First Edition Paperback: Neuromancer (ISBN 9780441569564)

- The description is incorrect. It should be the same as #13.

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19. Previous Library Edition Digital Audiobook: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

- The title is incorrect. It should be Neuromancer.

- It should be noted in the description that this is an ACE of ISBN 9780307969958.

- The publisher is incorrect. It should be Books on Tape.

- The format is incorrect. It should be Audiobook. Just because the publisher is called Books on Tape doesn’t mean the book is literally on tape.

- It should be noted in the Editions field that this is a Library Edition.

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20. Current Library Edition Digital Audiobook: Neuromancer by: William Gibson (ISBN 9780307969958)

- The title is incorrect. It should be Neuromancer.

- The publisher is incorrect. It should be Books on Tape.

- The publication date is incorrect. It should be December 2018.

- The page count is missing. It should be 11.

- The format is incorrect. It should be Audiobook.

- The cover art is incorrect. Correct art here: https://images.penguinrandomhouse.com... // https://penguinrandomhouselibrary.com...

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21. 10th Edition Hardcover: Neuromancer (ISBN 9780002252324)

- “First Thus” needs to be removed from the Editions field.

- The page count is missing. WorldCat says 271: https://search.worldcat.org/title/601...

- The description is incorrect. It should read as follows, transcribed from the jacket:

On the tenth anniversary of its first publication, this new edition of Neuromancer celebrates the most influential science fiction novel of our time. Gibson has been hailed as ‘the new George Orwell’ (The Sunday Times) and ‘the Raymond Chandler of SF’ (Observer), but above all he is the unchallenged guru, prophet, and voice of the new cybernetic world order and virtual reality. Neuromancer is the book it is necessary to read in order to know what is going on in the world as the new millennium approaches. It changed forever the way we look at tomorrow.

By the age of 24, Case was burnt out. His days as the hottest computer cowboy in town were over. No more cruising the information and jacking his mind into cyberspace to rustle encoded secrets for anyone with the money to buy his skills. He double-crossed the wrong people and they caught up with him; they grievously ruined his nervous system with a wartime Russian mycotoxin.

Then Case met a man who could cure him. In return, Case had to do a job. He was going back into the matrix. Not for the bliss of cyberspace – this time to steal from the big boys.

William Gibson’s liquid-crystal prose seethes with buzz-phrases newly minted and destined to be current into the next century. Neuromancer stands alongside Brave New World and 1984 as one of the twentieth century’s most potent novels of the future.

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22. First Edition UK Hardcover: Neuromancer (ISBN 9780575034709)

- “1st edition” should just be in the Editions field once.

- The description is incorrect. It should read as follows, transcribed from the jacket:

The future world of Neuromancer is one in which teeming poverty and extreme affluence exist side by side, even more than today. It is a world of hugely-advanced computer technology...and of highly-sophisticated crime. Case is a burnt-out, nerve-damaged computer jockey in his mid-twenties. Once he was outstanding, able to plug into the world of cyberspace – where programs take on visible form – and invade any system, no matter how well-protected. Now, unable to work, Case is living in Japan, on the way to self-destruction, where he is picked up by Molly – street samurai and combat artist – and her mysterious employer Armitage. They give him the chance of a comeback, but the job he is called upon to perform threatens to take him into areas where even his restored abilities are inadequate.

The action of Neuromancer ranges from Japan, to the Sprawl – a nightmarish urban conglomerate stretching from Boston to Atlanta – to Istanbul, to Freeside, a space habitat with hints of Las Vegas and a sinister Disneyland: and all the while, it probes deeper into the strange and often dangerous cyberspace universe. William Gibson's first novel is equally impressive as a gripping adventure and as a serious extrapolation of computer technology and the possibility of artificial intelligence. It is one of the most brilliant debuts in the science fiction field for many years.

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23. HarperVoyager Clothbound Edition: Neuromancer (ISBN 9780007491520)

- The publisher is incorrect. It should be HarperVoyager.

- I can’t find a month or date for the publication, but it almost certainly was not January 1. The publication date should just be 1993.

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24. Graphic Novel: Neuromancer (ISBN 9780425120163)

- This is a comic version of the book. Needs to be separated from this edition and combined here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

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25. Invalid Editions

All of the following editions need to be marked as invalid.

A. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...
B. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
C. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
D. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
E. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
F. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
G. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
H. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
I. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
J. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
K. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
L. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
M. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

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Bumping.

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Another bump.

[Christa綺思]

#s 1-12 done. And #25.

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Christa綺思 wrote: "#s 1-12 done. And #25."

Thank you for your help. Is it possible to put the ASIN in the ISBN-10 field on #9?

[Christa綺思]

Drace wrote: "Christa綺思 wrote: "#s 1-12 done. And #25."

Thank you for your help. Is it possible to put the ASIN in the ISBN-10 field on #9?"

I am unable to add it on the ISBN-10 field.

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Alright, I'll go to Staff about that one.

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It's been a week, so I'm bumping.

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Another bump.

[Christa綺思]

Done with #s 13-23
Cover for #20 set by Goodreads. Need to contact CS directly for that.

24 also done

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Thank you so much for all your help!

One last question - are you able to update the cover art on #21? Much higher quality art for it is available here: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/7... // https://a.co/d/9KQMR9n

[Christa綺思]

Drace wrote: "Thank you so much for all your help!

One last question - are you able to update the cover art on #21? Much higher quality art for it is available here: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/7......"
Done!

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Thanks so much!