Neuromancer
A canonical entry point to Gibson's cyberpunk fiction.
Author guide
William Gibson
William Gibson is an American science fiction writer best known for pioneering cyberpunk. He coined the term cyberspace and helped reshape late-20th-century and digital-era science fiction.
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Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
Burning Chrome
A foundational collection of early Sprawl-era stories.
Pattern Recognition
The opening novel of the Blue Ant sequence.
The Peripheral
The first novel in the Jackpot sequence.
Virtual Light
The first Bridge novel and a strong series starting point.
The Difference Engine
A standalone collaboration that shows Gibson outside his main series.
Read in order
Books by series
novel series · complete
Blue Ant
A linked trilogy of contemporary thrillers and media-age conspiracies.
novel series · complete
Bridge
A linked pair of novels set around a fractured San Francisco and its bridge communities.
other · unknown
William Gibson's Alien 3
A series based on William Gibson's unproduced Alien 3 screenplay.
- 1 Alien 3Amazon ↗
screenplay · 2021
- 1 The Ware TetralogyAmazon ↗
Book 1 · omnibus · 2010
- 1 Archangel #4Amazon ↗
Book 4 · comic · 2015
- 1 TesseractsAmazon ↗
Book 1 · anthology · 1985
- 1 The Institutes and Practice of Surgery, Vol. 2Amazon ↗
Book 2 · nonfiction · 2015
Outside the series
Standalone and other books
- The Difference EngineAmazon ↗
novel · 1990
- Johnny MnemonicAmazon ↗
short_story · 1981
- Distrust That Particular FlavorAmazon ↗
collection · 2012
- RewiredAmazon ↗
anthology · 2007
- City Come A-Walkin'Amazon ↗
novel · 1980
- Alien SexAmazon ↗
anthology · 1990
- William Gibson Neuromancer Collection 4 Books BundleAmazon ↗
omnibus · 2017
- The Art of the MatrixAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2000
- The Year's Best Science FictionAmazon ↗
anthology · 1985
- Year's Best SF 3Amazon ↗
anthology · 1998
- The Best of the BestAmazon ↗
anthology · 2005
- HackersAmazon ↗
anthology · 1996
- The Ultimate CyberpunkAmazon ↗
anthology · 2002
- Shadows 4Amazon ↗
anthology · 1985
- The Mammoth Book of the Best of the Best New SFAmazon ↗
anthology · 2005
- CyberpunkAmazon ↗
anthology · 2012
- Ad AstraAmazon ↗
anthology · 2015
- The First Omni Book of Science FictionAmazon ↗
anthology · 1983
- ...Flying Saucers Are Real!Amazon ↗
unknown · 2016
- The Third Omni Book of Science FictionAmazon ↗
anthology · 1985
- The Selected LettersAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1991
- Design and ViolenceAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2015
- The Sixth Omni Book of Science FictionAmazon ↗
anthology · 1989
- PunkAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2012
- Reminiscences of Dollar, Tillicoultry and other districts adjoining the OchilsAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1882
- Poems of Many Years and Many PlacesAmazon ↗
poem · 1881
- The Farrier's New GuideAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2012
- Introductory Lecture Before the Medical Class of the University of PennsylvaniaAmazon ↗
essay · 2017
- Descriptive Catalogue of Anatomical and Surgical Preparations in Wax, Papier Mache, and LeatherAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2017
- Strictures on "Mr. Pattison's Reply to Certain Oral and Written Criticisms"Amazon ↗
essay · 2017
- Visions of WonderAmazon ↗
anthology · 1996
- The Church of England 1688-1832Amazon ↗
nonfiction · 2000
- Golda's BalconyAmazon ↗
unknown · 2003
- Gibson,QuellcodeAmazon ↗
unknown · 2008
- FuturematicAmazon ↗
unknown · 2002