By William Gibson
Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Ace Books, 1984
Genres: Science fiction, cyberpunk
Series: Sprawl Trilogy; 1
ISBN: 0441569595
Audience: Adult
Number of pages: 271
Settings: Chiba City, the Sprawl (Boston-Atlanta Metropolitan Axis), Istanbul, & Freeside
Time period: An unspecified time in the future
Plot summary: Case, an ex-cowboy, is hanging out in Chiba awaiting his own demise. With a crippled nervous system and not much to look forward to, Case fills his time with octagons and whatever else he can find in Night City to give him a rush. That is until he is offered a deal he can’t refuse – a chance for his neural damage to be healed and a seat at a console where he can jack into cyberspace. Continue reading
