Neuromancer

　　開元書印出版科幻文學的傳奇經典：威廉．吉布森1984年的第一部小說《神經喚術士》。
　　
　　這本書榮獲1985年科幻文學星雲、雨果、菲力浦、狄克三大獎最佳小說，不僅是科幻小說史上劃時代的作品，人類想像的一次精彩突破，也是今日述及網際網路的出現與流變時，一定要回歸的源頭。
　　
　　吉布森在《神經喚術士》中，創出Cyberspace / 符控流域一詞，描繪出近未來一個絢爛無垠的虛擬空間。想像的未來在有生之年到來，吉布森先見之明的光環，讓他接下來的小說都備受觀注，成為公認當今最偉大的科幻小說家之一。
　　
　　2012年，網路虛擬已變成生活中真實的一部份，《神經喚術士》才以新書之姿進入我們的中文世界。小說裡的世界：符控流域、東京、伊士坦堡、紐約、外太空；小說裡的人物：駭客凱斯、女殺手莫莉、全象幻術家里維耶、神秘雇主亞米帝吉；仍然在今日現實的近未來，一個想像的陌生地，在一個超乎形式、詭譎、濃氛、變態﹣﹣非常好看的故事裡。
　　
　　《神經喚術士》迄今全世界暢銷六百多萬冊，真正的原因就在：它是一本精采的好小說。不管基於什麼緣故選上這本書，必定被它跌宕變化的情節，意外的人性面向，場景與氛圍的刻寫，一路吸引到最後一句。
　　
　　英國哲學家Nick Land稱《神經喚術士》為cybergoethic符控歌德恐怖小說，其實《神經喚術士》的陰沈幽暗更適合稱做cybernoir符控黑暗犯罪小說。吉布森風格冷靜，觀察細膩，耐心，往深虛探底。他在我們還不知道網路之前，就看到人類深陷虛擬迷美的不可自拔；那是一個真正的空間，無邊界的廣度，而不是我們今日無盡頁面的平面變化。

　　★本書中譯本《神經喚術士》由開元書印出版。

　　A deluxe hardcover edition of the pioneering cyberpunk novel that predicted our obsession with the Internet — part of Penguin Galaxy, a collectible series of six sci-fi/fantasy classics, featuring a series introduction by Neil Gaiman

　　Before the Internet was commonplace, William Gibson showed us the Matrix — a world within the world, the representation of every byte of data in cyberspace. Henry Dorsett Case was the sharpest data-thief in the Matrix, until an ex-employer crippled his nervous system. Now a new employer has recruited him for a last-chance run against an unthinkably powerful artificial intelligence. With a mirror-eyed girl street-samurai riding shotgun, he’s ready for the silicon-quick, bleakly prophetic adventure that upped the ante on an entire genre of fiction.

　　Penguin Galaxy

　　Six of our greatest masterworks of science fiction and fantasy, in dazzling collector-worthy hardcover editions, and featuring a series introduction by #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman, Penguin Galaxy represents a constellation of achievement in visionary fiction, lighting the way toward our knowledge of the universe, and of ourselves. From historical legends to mythic futures, monuments of world-building to mind-bending dystopias, these touchstones of human invention and storytelling ingenuity have transported millions of readers to distant realms, and will continue for generations to chart the frontiers of the imagination.

　　The Once and Future King by T. H. White
　　Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
　　Dune by Frank Herbert
　　2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
　　The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
　　Neuromancer by William Gibson

　　For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

作者簡介

　　William Gibson is credited with having coined the term “cyberspace” and having envisioned both the Internet and virtual reality before either existed. In addition to Neuromancer, he is the author of Count Zero, Mona Lisa Overdrive, Burning Chrome, Virtual Light, Idoru, All Tomorrow’s Parties, Pattern Recognition, Spook Country, Zero History, Distrust That Particular Flavor, and The Peripheral. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, with his wife.

　　Neil Gaiman (series introduction) is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books for readers of all ages, including American Gods, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, The Graveyard Book, Coraline, and the Sandman series of graphic novels. He is Professor in the Arts at Bard College.

　　Alex Trochut (cover designer) is an award-winning artist, graphic designer, illustrator, and typographer. He has designed for The New York Times, The Guardian, Nike, Adidas, The Rolling Stones, Coca-Cola, and Pepsi and was nominated for a 2016 Grammy Award for Best Recording Package. Born in Barcelona, Spain, he lives in Brooklyn.