Today's birthday greetings go out to one of the originals of the "cyberpunk" subgenre of science fiction: William Gibson.
I think that the first two-thirds of his Sprawl Trilogy—which is, sadly, all I have read so far—was some of the most exciting and talked about science fiction that was happening in the mid-eighties.
It is a no-brainer why the first novel in the series (Neuromancer
Given the caliber of his work, I really should be reading more of it, and promise that by the end of the year you'll be seeing reviews of his books here.
I mean, hey, how can you not like a guy quoted as saying something as witty as "The future is already here. It's just not widely distributed yet"?
Stumble it!
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