Burning Chrome

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“A breath of fresh air . . . the vision is deeply imagined, very complete and controlled . . . Gibson is truly brilliant.”—Washington Times magazine

From a true master of science fiction comes a cyberpunk collection of short stories that show how, no matter the length, Gibson is one of the greatest writers working today.

Known for his seminal science fiction novel Neuromancer, and for the acclaimed books Pattern Recognition, The Peripheral, and Agency, William Gibson is actually best when writing short fiction. Tautly written and suspenseful, Burning Chrome collects 10 short stories, including some written with Bruce Sterling, John Shirley, and Michael Swanwick, and with a preface from Bruce Sterling, now available for the first time in trade paperback. These brilliant, high-resolution stories show Gibson’s characters and intensely realized worlds at their absolute best, from the chip-enhanced couriers of “Johnny Mnemonic” to the street-tech melancholy of “Burning Chrome.”

“A breath of fresh air . . . the vision is deeply imagined, very complete and controlled . . . Gibson is truly brilliant.”—Washington Times magazine From a true master of science fiction comes a cyberpunk collection of short stories that show how, no matter the length, Gibson is one of the greate...

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89 reviews
Hans Mentz
May 31, 2025
I had a hard time reading this when it came out, but It has grown on me ever since. The Sprawl isn't just a place, it's a world. And like every world it has a lot of contradictions, a lot of things you might not understand and which would sometimes seem illogical and annoying. I like it a lot. This world shaped our world. (Sadly, not only in good ways. There are far to many far to rich people who read Asimov, Gibson and (weird enough) Tolkien, and apparently have completely different takeaways from that reading. It's like they try to control and own the stub we're living in...)
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Logan Smith
May 9, 2023
good app
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Felipe Alvarado
May 25, 2024
HTT mojo u9imu
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About the author

William Gibson’s first novel, Neuromancer, won the Hugo Award, the Philip K. Dick Memorial Award, and the Nebula Award in 1984. He is credited with having coined the term “cyberspace,” and having envisioned both the Internet and virtual reality before either existed. His other novels include All Tomorrow’s Parties, Idoru, Virtual Light, Mona Lisa Overdrive, and Count Zero. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia with his wife and two children.

William Gibson’s first novel, Neuromancer, won the Hugo Award, the Philip K. Dick Memorial Award, and the Nebula Award in 1984. He is credited with having coined the term “cyberspace,” and having envisioned both the Internet and virtual reality before either existed. His other novels include All ...

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