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Which 1984 William Gibson novel follows the hacker Case through a world of the matrix and cyberspace?

Correct answer Neuromancer

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Published in 1984, “Neuromancer” follows Case, a hacker who has been denied access to cyberspace after betraying his employers. A mysterious assignment offers him the possibility of recovering his abilities and draws him into an operation involving computer networks, artificial intelligence and corporate power. The novel begins Gibson’s Sprawl trilogy. It won the Hugo, Nebula and Philip K. Dick awards, an exceptional combination of major science-fiction honours. Its language and vision of a connected, urban and transnational digital world profoundly shaped cyberpunk and influenced popular depictions of virtual reality.

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