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Ten brilliant, seminal, hard-edged, nerve enhacing stories from the most influential science fiction writer of our time. Since they were first published in the 1980s, Gibson's vision has become a touchstone - not only within the genre. Gibson in the nineties is the unchallenged guru, prophet... read more

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i put the shotgun in an Adidas bag and padded it out with four pairs of tennis socks, not my style at all, but that was what I was aiming for: If they think you're crude, go technical; if they think you're technical, go crude.

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Preface by Bruce Sterling

Johnny Mnemonic (Nebula 1981)
The Gernsback continuum
Fragments of a hologram rose
The belonging kind by John Shirley with William Gibson
Hinterlands
Red star, winter orbit by Bruce Sterling with William Gibson
New Rose Hotel
The Winter Market (Nebula 1986)
Dogfight by Michael Swanwick with William Gibson (Nebula 1985)
Burning Chrome (Nebula 1982)

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This book is in William Gibson Cyberspace. (universe)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. William Gibson (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. John Shirley (Author) - Co-author of 'The Belonging Kind"
  2. Bruce Sterling (Author) - Co-author of 'Red Star, Winter Orbit"
  3. Michael Swanwick (Author) - Co-author of 'Dogfight'

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Original Language: English
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Publication Date: 1986
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Page Count: 224

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  • Nebula (Finalist, 1981: Best Short Story)
  • Nebula (Finalist, 1982: Best Novelette)
  • Nebula (Finalist, 1985: Best Novelette)
  • Nebula (Finalist, 1986: Best Novelette)

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