Neuromancer
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Neuromancer

by William Gibson

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Case, a washed-up cyberspace cowboy, has lost everything—his ability to jack into the matrix, his reputation, and his will to live—after his former employer poisoned his neural system. Stranded in the gritty, neon-lit streets of Chiba City, Japan, he’s given a second chance by the mysterious Armitage, a man with a hidden past tied to a botched military mission called Screaming Fist. Teaming up with Molly Millions, a lethal “razor-girl” with retractable blades in her fingernails, Case agrees to pull off an impossible heist: infiltrate the impenetrable data fortress of Tessier-Ashpool, a reclusive corporate clan, to merge two rogue AIs—Wintermute and Neuromancer. As they navigate the dark underbelly of the Sprawl, space stations, and the clan’s surreal private estate, Case uncovers the truth about Armitage’s identity, the AIs’ hidden agenda, and his own chance at redemption. William Gibson’s cyberpunk classic redefined the genre, exploring blurred lines between humanity, technology, and consciousness in a dystopian future where data is the ultimate currency.

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