Neuromancer (William Gibson)

The novel heavily inspired movies like ‘The Matrix’. In fact the word ‘matrix’—is taken directly from Neuromancer. And so is the word, “cyberspace”, that has become synonymous with the internet today. It was launched in early 1980s, where the internet was a fairly novel concept, accessed only by a few. Gibson’s novel talks about a future where hackers can “jack” themselves using body implants and cables, injecting their brains directly into the matrix. Gibson creates a unique alienated, dystopian world that is dominated with machines who battle its characters. Did he write this novel to show us a highly mechanized world that will come true in the future? The novel evokes a certain kind of thrill, imagination and pitches humans against machines. No wonder, this book stands as one of our team’s recommended read.