Gibson's strongest and greatest work

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	• Burning Chrome William Gibson Eos, 2003 - 224 pages average customer review:based on 67 reviews view larger image
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Gibson's strongest and greatest work

A collection of short stories that exceed Neuromancer as pieces of writing. This is the work that defined Neuromancer and Gibson's cyberpunk world. These short stories actually have much more impact and emotion than I found in Gibson's novels. Two of the short stories, Johnny Neumonic and New Rose Hotel, were turned into movies, yet none of Gibson's novels were. The stories are just incredible, anyone who likes Gibson's work absolutely must read this book.

Hey, he INVENTED the Internet!

10 flashy stories here -- quick, action-packed, high-tech, impressive. Best R: "Burning Chrome," "The Winter Market," "Hinterlands," & my favorite, "The Gernsback Continuum," which shows Gibson has a sense of humor, 2 -- it's a look at the AMAZING projected science-fictional world of the 30s which comes back 2 get a blase photographer of the 80s -- with a vengeance. U'll laff.
"Burning Chrome" & "The Winter Market" have some great visionary sections -- U'll C these stories, not just read them. "Winter Market" would make a great music video....
Gibson's novels R cool, 2: NEUROMANCER, COUNT ZERO, MONA LISA OVERDRIVE & VIRTUAL LIGHT R all worth Xploring....

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Yeah, it's good, go read it

William Gibson's creative genius shines through in this collection of short stories which hold much more variation and much more bold innovation than most of his novels. In it you'll find prototypes of some of your favorite characters from his full length stories (steppin' razor makes more than one appearance). But you'll also find truly original and unique settings, characters, and ideas which are quite different from what most people have come to expect from him. Gibson's wit and vision are fused together and honed to unequaled sharpness in compact and power packed fistfulls of pages that take you from zero to sixty in no time and then dump you out on the curb at full speed a block later, not quite feeling you've not gotten enough but still wanting more nonetheless. Stories like "The Belonging Kind" and "Hinterlands" really changed my opinion of Gibson, I knew he could write good, interesting, and thought-provoking stories but I had no idea he could write anything that good. Definitely recommended.

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amazing

Burning Chrome is definitely a must. Gibson creates worlds that are just as real, if not more real, than our own, and excels at doing so. His work is dark as can be, and quite gruesome at times (I'm thinking a particular scene in Hinterlands), but is very thought-provoking. Several stories from this collection have made their way into film (Johnny Mnemonic, New Rose Hotel), though the celluloid versions just don't do the stories justice.

Several of the stories here are collaborations, one with Bruce Sterling (the other giant of cyberpunk), one with John Shirley (another member of the early movement), and one with the more humanistic Michael Swanwick. Each of these has its own unique feel, though not one should be missed.

Like all Gibson, this is a love it or hate it experience. If you like to think, you'll love it. If you're waiting to be entertained, go look elsewhere.

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