‘Wild, richly satisfying’ Guardian

‘Terrific’ Spectator
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San Francisco, 2017. Clinton’s in the White House, Brexit never happened – and Verity Jane’s got herself a new job.

They call Verity ‘the app-whisperer,’ and she’s just been hired by a shadowy start-up to evaluate a pair-of-glasses-cum-digital-assistant called Eunice. Only Eunice has other ideas.

Pretty soon, Verity knows that Eunice is smarter than anyone she’s ever met, conceals some serious capabilities and is profoundly paranoid – which is just as well since suddenly some bad people are after Verity.

Meanwhile, in a post-apocalyptic London a century from now, PR fixer Wilf Netherton is tasked by all-seeing policewoman Ainsley Lowbeer with interfering in the alternative past in which Verity and Eunice exist. It appears something nasty is about to happen there – and fixing it will require not only Eunice’s unique human-AI skillset but also a little help from the future.

A future which Verity soon fears may never be . . .
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‘One of the most influential writers around…with Gibson’s trademark panache, the story rattles along with great pace and suspense’ Sunday Times

‘One of our greatest science-fiction writers’ New York Times

‘A sensual, remarkably visual ride, vigorous with displays of conceptual imagination and humour’ The Guardian

‘Among our most fascinating novelists’ Daily Telegraph

‘Gibson is a prophet and a satirist, a black comedian and an astounding architect of cool’ Spectator

‘One of the most visionary, original, and quietly influential writers currently working’ Boston Globe

‘His eye for the eerie in the everyday still lends events an otherworldly sheen’ New Yorker

‘Engaging, thought-provoking and delightful… [Gibson] can always be counted on to show us our contemporary milieu rendered magical by his unique insights, and a future rendered inhabitable by his wild yet disciplined imagination’ The Washington Post

‘Gibson blurs the line between real and speculative technology in a fast-paced thriller that will affirm to readers that it was well worth the wait’ Booklist

‘Typically visionary, yet plausible and thrilling too’ I Paper

‘If you’re one of those who sees Gibson as a visionary, it’s time to be scared – the scenarios he’s playing with here don’t make for comfort reading’ SFX magazine

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. His later work, The Peripheral, has been adapted into a series by Amazon Prime, starring Chloë Grace Moretz.

Readers are hooked on Neuromancer:

‘Wow. This is a wild ride. If you liked Philip K. Dick’s writing . . . if you liked Bladerunner, if you liked The Matrix . . . you will love Neuromancer‘ Goodreads reviewer, ? ? ? ? ?

‘Like nothing I have read before . . . Gibson’s writing is poetry, not jargon . . . [it’s] slick and jagged like a serrated knife . . . Yeah I am a big, big fan . . . a unique, important and truly amazing reading experience‘ Goodreads reviewer, ? ? ? ? ?

‘Basically a futuristic crime caper. The main character is Case, a burnt-out hacker, a cyberthief . . . Challenging? Yes. But it’s electrifying once you get it . . . Neuromancer is in me like a teabag, flavouring my life, and I can’t imagine what it would be like if I hadn’t pressed on‘ Goodreads reviewer, ? ? ? ? ?

‘For me it was a sci fi thriller, two of my favourite genres rolled into one. I was grabbed immediately by the characters of Cole and Molly – especially Molly with her attitude, her mirror eyes and the blades under her fingernails . . . This is a very visual book and it was easy to start choosing who would play the roles in a movie’ Goodreads reviewer, ? ? ? ? ?