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THE DIFFERENCE ENGINE.
New York, Toronto, London, Sydney, Auckland: Bantam Books, [1991]. Octavo, printed wrappers. Advance reading copy of the first U.S. edition. Perhaps the classic steampunk novel. A tale set in a filthy, polluted Victorian England running Babbage's hardware and ruled by Lord Byron who had escaped death in Greece. A 1991 Nebula nominee. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-442.
BURNING CHROME.
New York: Arbor House, [1986]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Collects ten stories including several in collaboration with John Shirley, Bruce Sterling, and Michael Swanwick. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-436.
COUNT ZERO.
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1986. Octavo, boards. First edition. Signed inscription by Gibson dated 9 January 1986 to "Dan" on the title page. A complex SF adventure story set in the same future world as Gibson's award-winning NEUROMANCER (1984). Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-437.
COUNT ZERO.
New York: Arbor House, [1986]. Octavo, boards. First U.S. edition. Signed on the title page by Gibson. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-437.
IDORU.
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, [1996]. Octavo, decorated wrappers. Advance reading copy. Signed by Gibson. A loose sequel to VIRTUAL LIGHT (1993). The Idoru is Rei Toei, the beautiful, entirely virtual media star adored by all Japan. Rei Toei is not human. not quite, but she's working on it.
NEUROMANCER.
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1984. Octavo, boards. First British (and first hardcover) edition. Signed by Gibson on the title page. "Flashy first novel which deals in 'cyberspace' -- the realm where computerized information takes on visible, three-dimensional form. A thriller plot is set against a background of sleazy cityscapes littered with electronic gadgetry. Fast, knowledgeable, and poetic in its effects." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 252. "... the pioneering 'cyberpunk' novel and arguably the most influential SF novel of the 1980s." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-439. Winner of the 1984 Nebula, 1985 Hugo and 1985 Philip K. Dick awards for best novel. Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 100. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 423.
NEUROMANCER.
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1984. Octavo, boards. First British (and first hardcover) edition. Signed by Gibson on the title page. "Flashy first novel which deals in 'cyberspace' -- the realm where computerized information takes on visible, three-dimensional form. A thriller plot is set against a background of sleazy cityscapes littered with electronic gadgetry. Fast, knowledgeable, and poetic in its effects." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 252. "... the pioneering 'cyberpunk' novel and arguably the most influential SF novel of the 1980s." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-439. Winner of the 1984 Nebula, 1985 Hugo and 1985 Philip K. Dick awards for best novel. Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 100. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 423.
NEUROMANCER.
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1984. Octavo, boards. First British (and first hardcover) edition. "Flashy first novel which deals in 'cyberspace' -- the realm where computerized information takes on visible, three-dimensional form. A thriller plot is set against a background of sleazy cityscapes littered with electronic gadgetry. Fast, knowledgeable, and poetic in its effects." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 252. "... the pioneering 'cyberpunk' novel and arguably the most influential SF novel of the 1980s." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-439. Winner of the 1984 Nebula, 1985 Hugo and 1985 Philip K. Dick awards for best novel. Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 100. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 423.
THE PERIPHERAL.
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, [2014]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Signed by Gibson on the title page. SF/Mystery noirish cyberpunk novel involving two post apocalyptic futures. A Basis for a streaming television series.
VIRTUAL LIGHT.
New York, Toronto, London, Sydney, Auckland: Bantam Books, [1993]. Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First trade edition. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-441. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1986-2009.
VIRTUAL LIGHT.
New York, Toronto, London, Sydney, Auckland: Bantam Books, [1993]. Octavo, leather backed boards. First edition. Limited edition outside of the 176 copy edition, this one of an unknown number specially bound designated "Binder's Copy," signed by Gibson on the limitation leaf and dated 7/14/93. The limited issue preceded Bantam's trade edition. Cyberpunk flavored novel set in San Francisco in early 21st century California. "In near-future California, a woman steals a pair of hi-tech 'virtual-light' sunglasses and goes on the run. It turns out that these spectacles contain a vast amount of coded information, and everyone is after them." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 403. Winner of the Prix Aurora for best English language novel (Canadian SF Award). Hugo Award nominee. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-441. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1986-2009.