FROM: My favorite writers

William Gibson (born 1948) is an American-born Canadian novelist whose visions of technology, corporate power, and urban life helped define cyberpunk. His debut novel, Neuromancer (1984), won the Hugo, Nebula, and Philip K. Dick awards and helped shape the popular imagination of cyberspace. His later fiction brought that same sharp eye to contemporary culture, exploring how advertising, fashion, and the internet influence everyday life.

Three of his most influential novels are:

• Neuromancer (1984): His defining cyberpunk novel, bringing hackers, artificial intelligence, and powerful corporations together in a gritty vision of the future.
• Count Zero (1986): A sequel that deepens the world of Neuromancer, exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence, religion, and corporate control.
• Pattern Recognition (2003): A contemporary thriller about a marketing consultant investigating mysterious online film clips, turning Gibson’s attention toward branding, globalization, and internet culture.