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William F. Gibson

17 March 1948 -

William Ford Gibson is an American-Canadian writer who has been called the "noir prophet" of the cyberpunk subgenre of science fiction. Gibson coined the term "cyberspace" in his short story "Burning Chrome" and later popularized the concept in his debut novel, Neuromancer (1984). In envisaging cyberspace, Gibson created an iconography for the information age before the ubiquity of the Internet in the 1990s. He is also credited with predicting the rise of reality television and with establishing the conceptual foundations for the rapid growth of virtual environments such as video games and the Web. (Source)

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  • Cover of: Virtual light

    First published in 1743 26 editions in 7 languages — 6 previewable Cover of edition virtuelleslichtr0000gibs Cover of edition virtuallight00gibs_0 Cover of edition virtuallight0000unse Cover of edition virtuallight0000gibs_l3h9 Cover of edition virtuallight00gibs
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  • Cover of: THE SECOND (2nd) OMNI BOOK OF SCIENCE FICTION (2) Two: Johnny Mnemonic; Fivesight; Lobotomy Shoals; On the Slab; Waiting for the Earthquake; Vox Olympica; Eyes I Dare Not Meet in Dreams; Out of Luck; The Man Who Met Picasso; Colonel Stonesteel's...

    First published in 1981 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Neuromancer

    First published in 1984 61 editions in 10 languages — 8 previewable Cover of edition neuromancer0000gibs Cover of edition neuromancer00gibs Cover of edition neuromancer0000gibs_b5r9 Cover of edition neuromancer0000gibs_t6z2 Cover of edition neuromancer00gibs_0 Cover of edition neuromancer00gibs_307 Cover of edition neuromante00gibs
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  • Cover of: Count Zero

    First published in 1986 29 editions in 8 languages — 5 previewable Cover of edition countzero00gibs Cover of edition condecero00gibs Cover of edition biochipszweiterr00gibs Cover of edition countzero00gibs_271
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  • Cover of: Burning Chrome: and Other Stories

    First published in 1986 24 editions in 8 languages — 5 previewable Cover of edition cyberspaceerzahl0000gibs Cover of edition burningchrome0000gibs Cover of edition burningchrome00gibs Cover of edition burningchrome00gibs_504
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  • Cover of: Mona Lisa Overdrive

    First published in 1987 29 editions in 8 languages — 7 previewable Cover of edition monalisaoverdriv00gibs_0 Cover of edition monalisaoverdriv0000gibs_d6t7 Cover of edition monalisaoverdriv0000gibs Cover of edition monalisaoverdriv00gibs Cover of edition monalisaoverdriv00gibs_328 Cover of edition monalisaacelerad00gibs
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  • Cover of: Semiotext(e) SF

    First published in 1989 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The difference engine

    First published in 1990 28 editions in 7 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition differenceengine00gibs Cover of edition differenceengine00gibs_729 Cover of edition differenceengine00gibs_226
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  • Cover of: Alien sex: 19 tales by the masters of science fiction and dark fantasy

    First published in 1990 7 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Spectra Special Editions

    First published in 1992 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Agrippa (A Book of the Dead)

    First published in 1992 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Johnny Mnemonic: The Screenplay and the Story

    First published in 1995 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Idoru

    First published in 1996 30 editions in 7 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition idoru00gibs Cover of edition idoru0000gibs_d2z2 Cover of edition idoru00gibs_141
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  • Cover of: Fragments de rose en hologramme: et autres nouvelles.

    First published in 1998 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: All Tomorrow's Parties

    First published in 1999 21 editions in 5 languages — 6 previewable Cover of edition alltomorrowspart00gibs_0 Cover of edition alltomorrowspart0000gibs Cover of edition vsevecherinkizav00gibs Cover of edition alltomorrowspart0000gibs_o0s6 Cover of edition alltomorrowspart00gibs_814
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  • Cover of: Trilogia dello Sprawl: Neuromante-Giù nel cyberspazio-Monna Lisa cyberpunk

    First published in 2000 3 editions in 2 languages
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  • Cover of: Ray Gun: Out of Control

    First published in 2000 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Masterpieces: the best science fiction of the century

    First published in 2001 7 editions in 3 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition arcydzieanajleps0000unse Cover of edition masterpiecesbest0000unse
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  • Cover of: Pattern recognition

    First published in 2002 24 editions in 4 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition patternrecogniti0000gibs_b6f9 Cover of edition patternrecogniti0000gibs Cover of edition identificationde00gibs
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  • Cover of: Conde Cero nº 02/03 Trilogía de Sprawl

    First published in 2002 9 editions
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Fiction, Science fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general, American Science fiction, American literature, New York Times reviewed, Cyberspace, Fiction, science fiction, hard science fiction, Fiction, suspense, Fiction, thrillers, suspense, Large type books, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Virtual reality, Blue Ant Trilogy, Bridge Trilogy, Business intelligence, Literature, New York Times bestseller, Novela, Sprawl Trilogy, Twenty-first century, California, fiction, FICTION / Science Fiction / General, Fiction, general, Fiction, technological
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London, London (England), England, Japan, Tokyo (Japan), BAMA, Boston Atlanta Metropolitan Axis, California, Chiba, Chiba City, Cyberspace, Earth Orbit, Freeside, Istanbul, San Francisco, San Francisco (Calif.), Tokyo
People
Molly Millions, Ada Byron, Armitage, Berry Rydell, Case, Charles Babbage, Charles Babbage (1791-1871), Henry Dorset Case, Laurence Oliphant, Laurence Oliphant (1829-1888)
Time
19th century, 20 w., 20th century, Future, The not so distant future, and a little to the left.

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December 5, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris Split AKAs
October 30, 2023 Edited by Сергей Малышев Edited without comment.
October 30, 2023 Edited by Сергей Малышев Added new photo
October 27, 2023 Edited by OnFrATa cleaned pseudonyms, added identifier
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import