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Message no. 1
From: "Steven A. Tinner" <bluewizard@*****.COM>
Subject: William "Bill" Gibson (was Re: X-mas and AI)
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 13:17:27 -0800
> Thats the nth time that I've heard references to "Gibson". Can anybody
give me some titles and his full name, so as to better
> facilitate my next literary binge?

William "Bill" Gibson is the man most people consider to be one fo the
founding fathers of the cyberpunk genre.

Titles worth checking out include -

Burning Chrome - a short story anthology. The first "real" cyberpunk
stories are found here. Be sure to check out the stories "Johnny
Mnemonic", "Fragments of a Hologram Rose", and the title selection too.

Neuromancer, Count Zero, Mona Lisa Overdrive, (and the fourth in the
series the name of which completely escapes me!) - are Gibson's
"Cyberpunk Bible" these stories are invaluable to anyone playing SR,
esp. if you are playing a decker!

Hope this helps, check these books out, you won't be dissappointed!

Steven A. Tiner
bluewizard@*****.com
Message no. 2
From: The Crucible <crucible@******.MUR.CSU.EDU.AU>
Subject: Re: William "Bill" Gibson (was Re: X-mas and AI)
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 10:00:17 +1100
> > Thats the nth time that I've heard references to "Gibson". Can
anybody give me some titles and his full name, so as to better
> > facilitate my next literary binge?
>
> William "Bill" Gibson is the man most people consider to be one fo the
> founding fathers of the cyberpunk genre.
>
> Titles worth checking out include -
>
> Burning Chrome - a short story anthology. The first "real" cyberpunk
> stories are found here. Be sure to check out the stories "Johnny
> Mnemonic", "Fragments of a Hologram Rose", and the title selection
too.
>
> Neuromancer, Count Zero, Mona Lisa Overdrive, (and the fourth in the
> series the name of which completely escapes me!) - are Gibson's
> "Cyberpunk Bible" these stories are invaluable to anyone playing SR,
> esp. if you are playing a decker!
>
> Hope this helps, check these books out, you won't be dissappointed!
>
And he also has a new one out apparently Iliona or something... I didnt
really see it when I read the paper and I had a little party afterwards
*looks at Scam*


Heading-off-to-the-book-sellers-with-an-ak47?-Troll-Sammie-Crucible

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Message no. 3
From: The Jestyr <jestyr@*******.DIALIX.COM.AU>
Subject: Re: William "Bill" Gibson (was Re: X-mas and AI)
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 1996 12:31:50 +1100
> And he also has a new one out apparently Iliona or something... I didnt
> really see it when I read the paper and I had a little party afterwards
> *looks at Scam*

Its called IDORU. ISBN... wait, I'll go check... 0-670-85779-3. It's very
good - a lot more accessible than most of Gibson's other stuff.

Lady Jestyr

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