William Gibson
William Gibson is an American-Canadian author who essentially founded cyberpunk with his debut novel Neuromancer, which introduced the concept of cyberspace. His work anticipated the internet, hacking culture, and the social impact of technology with remarkable prescience. He coined the phrase cyberspace and remains one of the most influential science fiction authors of the late twentieth century.
Works
- NeuromancerHacker jacks into cyberspace pursuing artificial intelligence while avoiding corporate assassins
- Count ZeroHacker reenters cyberspace hunting for artificial intelligence fragments and ancient alien mysteries
- Mona Lisa OverdriveArtificial intelligences engage in vast conspiracy across cyberspace while human intermediaries become pawns
- Pattern RecognitionObsessive collector hunts for mysterious video while navigating post-9/11 paranoia and hidden networks
- The PeripheralWoman guards secrets while experiencing temporal anomalies and glimpsing future destruction of present
- Spook CountryMarketer pursues fugitive while deciphering coded reality and navigating corporate surveillance networks
- Zero HistoryCollectors pursue mysterious garment while unraveling secrets hidden in fashion, history, and commerce
- AgencyNear-future thriller about artificial intelligence and hidden agency challenging human control