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Neuromancer
By William Gibson
A washed-up hacker named Henry Case, unable to access cyberspace due to a damaged nervous system, is recruited by a mysterious employer for a high-stakes heist involving powerful AIs. Alongside a cyborg mercenary, he navigates a gritty, dystopian future, exploring themes of humanity, technology, and identity.
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Neuromancer is a seminal cyberpunk novel about Henry Case, a washed-up hacker whose nervous system was damaged to prevent him from entering cyberspace, the virtual world he loves. Recruited by a mysterious employer, Armitage, and teamed with a cyborg mercenary named Molly Millions, Case undertakes a high-stakes heist orchestrated by powerful Artificial Intelligences (AIs), Wintermute and Neuromancer, to help them merge and achieve true sentience, blurring the lines between humanity, technology, and identity in a gritty, dystopian future
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