1.The Rise of Cyberpunk
Critic: Mikal Gilmore
Source: Rolling Stone, No. 488, December 4, 1986, pp. 77-8, 107-08.
This article is talking about the rise of Cyberpunk in Science Fiction genre, and how it seems to be picking up.
The main point seems to be, that it is percieved that Science Fiction has been in a tail spin for the past while, and that the introduction of Cyberpunk seems to have revtalized the genre. It then speaks out about Neuromancer, and speaking about the innovation the novel presented within the genre, allowing a tone which tended to be quite different then that of most other science fiction novels as the time. It gave some background information on William Gibson, and his less then traditional roots. His raising in Virginia, his lack of formal education at the beginining, his unwillingness to right formal papers, his moving to Canada to dodge the draft, his family in Vancouver, and his eventual success within writing, after being picked up by Isaac Asimov's Sci Fi Magazine.
The Analysis then goes into a traditional fashion, talking about how bizzare and great the future of Neuromancer looked like, (This was written shortly after Neuromancer's release), and how it would help revive Science Fiction.
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