Neuromancer
Gibson's cyberpunk novel follows a washed-up hacker in a dystopian future where artificial intelligence and virtual reality blur the boundaries of human consciousness. The work pioneered concepts like cyberspace and the matrix, exploring themes of identity, technology, and the fusion of human and machine. It defined the cyberpunk genre and influenced how we think about digital existence.
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