Burning chrome
Readers rate it 3.9 (331 on Hardcover)
204 pages · Released 2003 · HarperCollins Publishers
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Burning Chrome is a collection of William Gibson's influential early cyberpunk short stories aimed at adult readers. The stories contain crime, hacking, morally ambiguous characters, and dystopian themes rather than graphic violence or explicit content, but the tone is consistently dark and adult-oriented. This is foundational sci-fi for teen and adult readers interested in the genre, but not appropriate for younger readers due to thematic maturity, profanity, and complex moral landscapes.
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Burning Chrome collects Gibson's early short fiction from the late 70's and early 80's. Contents: Preface / by Bruce Sterling -- Johnny Mnemonic -- The Gernsback continuum -- Fragments of a hologram rose -- The belonging kind / by John Shirley and William Gibson -- Hinterlands -- Red star, winter orbit / by B... Burning Chrome collects Gibson's early short fiction from the late 70's and early 80's. Contents: Preface / by Bruce Sterling -- Johnny Mnemonic -- The Gernsback continuum -- Fragments of a hologram rose -- The belonging kind / by John Shirley and William Gibson -- Hinterlands -- Red star, winter orbit / by Bruce Sterling and William Gibson -- New Rose Hotel -- The winter market -- Dogfight / by Michael Swanwick and William Gibson -- Burning chrome.
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- American Science fiction
- Science fiction, American
- Long Now Manual for Civilization
- American literature
- Fiction, science fiction, short stories
- Fiction, science fiction, collections & anthologies
- Virtual reality
- Fiction
- Cyberspace
- A mix driven
- Weak Character Development
- Unloveable Characters
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ISBN 9780060539825 · HarperCollins Publishers