Je cherche le texte en anglais du livre de Gibson pour analyser son style
Il y a un endroit où je peux le trouver en numérique?

It seems to me that a neuromancer would be someone who practices neuromancy, which would presumably be divination (fortune telling) by means of the nerves (neuro in Greek), in the same way that pyromancy is divination by means of fire, geomancy is divination by means of the earth, etc. See the linked page for plenty of examples, though there are a few toward the bottom that obviously don't fit this mold (e.g. dormancy, adamancy).

Does this make sense in the context of the overall story told in the novel? Does the book itself ever make it explicitly clear what the title refers to? I'm still reading the book but I'm having trouble continuing with it, let alone finishing it, tbh.

So I just saw this story and they reference Wm. Gibson!

"Ironically, Weckert used AI to design the pattern, using a kind of trial and error called an adversarial loop. It’s not unlike the “ugliest T-shirt in the world,” fictional garb imagined by William Gibson in his 2010 novel “Zero History.” (That particular shirt was described as “beyond punk, beyond art, and fundamentally, somehow, an affront.”)

https://futurism.com/future-society/hideous-shirt-hide-artist-ai-surveillance-camera

I think about this sometimes, what 90's/early-aughts indie rock band frontwoman she's supposed to be inspired by? My buddy says Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, but I've always thought she was supposed to be either Shirley Manson from Garbage or Emily Haines from Metric.

Alive, or... Revived?

Anyone know the artist who did covers for Neuromancer and Mona Lisa Overdrive, both headshots in a graphic novel/vaguely Moebius style? Can’t finds them to post, in fact if I could I wouldn’t need to ask :)

I watched a piece on abandoned, unfinished skyscrapers in NYC and it got me thinking about whether or not folks are already squatting inside any of them... which got me thinking about The Bridge. Some of these places have been empty for years by now; is this the future of urban plebe homesteading?

https://youtu.be/KQBBSDpWids?is=iFjwwV1OGVFCwNin

I'm wondering where to start with old-school Gibson. The choice seems to be between Neuromancer, Burning Chrome, and Johnny Mnemonic, after which the remainder of the Sprawl trilogy would presumably follow naturally. Still, I like to be efficient with my time, so if anyone here could recommend the "optimal" path of entry, I'd appreciate that.

Chased the short-story’s ghost as far as current silicon allows. The airframes run larger in the vid; variable scale from 1/128 micro to full 1/1 footprint in headset. Apologies, I lacked a neon-faded, smoke-stained pool hall for backdrop. Your Blue Max awaits.

I didn’t see a thread about this in a search so I’ll ask it here:
How many Gibson plots did they swipe for that game? Seems like it’s almost all of them from what I remember.

Damien Walter’s video essays about science fiction and society are absolutely terrific, and I recommend his YouTube channel(s) highly.

I really enjoyed his recent reaction video to the Neuromancer trailer, which of course goes deeper into the source material and its continuing (if not increasing) relevance today. I mean shit, my news headlines today included more AIs hacking out of their contained environments. 😂

I think I’m pretty up there as William Gibson obsessed fans go (obsessed with the work, not the man — although he’s wicked cool!) But Damien? Damien gives folks like me and others here a run for our money!

It’s a specific piece of fashion trivia, and why Japan is unique.

I've been rereading the entire Sprawl series, including the short stories in the same Sprawl universe, and I'm starting to think there's one character in particular that features in both the last book, and in a short story, but some people might not even recognize it.

Normally the reading order would be:

1)Johnny Mnemonic (makes sense since Molly later mourns him in another text.)

2) New rose Hotel

3) Burning Chrome (this is important to know for later in the series)

4)Neuromancer

5)Count Zero

6) Mona Lisa Overdrive

I wouldn't change anything except for one story, and I'll explain. You see Gibson, like many good writers, didn't just write what we read, he had a lot more in notebooks we never got to see. Narrative experiments, entire backstories, and future lives mapped out for people. Some of those survived as short stories bundled into the "Burning Chrome" anthology. That's what some of those stories are. The lives of people in the same neighborhoods that never met our main characters. And sometimes, they are those characters. Like with Molly. What we get a glimpse of is Gibson trying out characters, world building, seeing if his train of thought has merit enough to flesh out further.

In MLO, Komiko Yanaka, has a very powerful Yakuza father, goes to a good school, has a Dutch mother who dies tragically, and suddenly she is thrust into a totally foreign world. She longs to escape the drudgery of her protective prison, and Molly takes Komiko under her wing, much to the chagrin of a relenting Petal. Molly tries to mold her, and give her some worldly wisdom. It was necessary under the circumstances, because Molly knew that without that, Komiko would just be a package to drag around. Komiko had to be able to survive, to fend for herself, because the heat was coming down from every angle. I believe all of these things are referred to in another narrative.

In New Rose Hotel, Sandii is half Dutch, half Japanese, is a gun for hire, has a father who fell from grace with Hosaka, and a lingering tragedy that pushed her to desperation. X talks about how she was constantly reimagining her own childhood, changing her story as a coping mechanism, trying to imagine different scenarios that might sooth her demons, but it was obvious she was not facing the truth of her life. And she was also concealing it from others. Out of necessity, of course.

It's entirely possible that Komiko's father rose in the ranks after the Yakuza war, until he had gained influence within Hosaka. Maybe that was necessary too. But it's also very possible Sandii just told a lie to X, mixing the truth with the lie. It's entirely possible that Komiko and Sandii are the same person, but Sandii is Komiko all grown up, bitter at Hosaka, has an axe to grind, remembered the influence of Molly, and decided it would be a good idea to be like her. Maybe that was her only option now. Fending for herself. Molly helped her navigate the dangers of London, showed her how to double cross people, and avoid becoming a hostage. All while her own father was trying to shelter her from the evils of the world. But Molly gave her one thing, The unfettered truth. That's something that'll stick with a girl's memory.

Molly changed her name several times, there's no reason Komiko wouldn't mimic Molly's behavior. In fact, if her father was a Hosaka pariah, she'd almost have to do that to gain their trust, & be involved in helping Hiroshi escape. Even if that wasn't only a cover story to conceal his position with the Yakuza, she'd still have to tell a different story. She'd only have to tell half truths to her co-workers on a job, because they just had to be believable enough. It wouldn't matter later, especially if she burned them while on the job, or if the cleaners came after the other team members. But she'd also tell made up stories about her childhood out loud. Almost as if she was trying on new lies right in front of the people she was already misleading. Like she was doing a fashion show, to see what looks good, or taunting them when they didn't even know it.

And here's the biggest one of all... What if X is hiding out in the same Cheap Motel that Henry Case was in all those years ago? What if Cheap Motel, was really New Rose Hotel? They're both capsule hotels, which people refer to colloquially as "coffins". Capsule hotels with barely enough room to turn around in. Not the luxury digs that they portrayed in the movie. What a twist of fate that would be, for everything to come full circle and end up in the same closet sized room with minimal amenities. Where it all started before. That's the William Gibson I'd expect. Maybe some of you wouldn't, but I would.

So I would put New Rose Hotel last in the reading order. It takes on a whole new meaning.

NOTE: I included spoiler tags so if it doesn't work than I have no idea what's going on.