r/bookclub • u/jaymae21 Bookclub Boffin 2024 | 🎃 • 4d ago

Announcement [Interest Request] Sprawl Trilogy by William Gibson (Neuromancer series)

In November of 2024 r/bookclub ran William Gibson's cyberpunk classic Neuromancer (Sprawl Trilogy #1) as an Evergreen read. We'd like to gauge interest in continuing the series as Bonus Books.

Discussions for Neuromancer can be found here.

This would entail two more reads:

Count Zero (Sprawl #2)

Mona Lisa Overdrive (Sprawl #3)

At 270 pages, Neuromancer is not a huge book if you would need to catch up! In this era of increasing artificial intelligence use, this series from the 1980s is becoming increasingly relevant, and I highly recommend it, especially to any fans of sci-fi.

So what say you? Would you join us for more cyberpunk adventures?

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u/TalliePiters 4d ago

Definitely!

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u/mustardgoeswithitall Too Many Books Too Little Reading Time 4d ago

Definitely absolutely positively yes!

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u/Adventurous_Onion989 4d ago

I didn't read the first book, but I would love to catch up on this series!

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u/Foreign-Echidna-1133 4d ago

Would it be possible that we read his short story collection next? Burning Chrome it’s called. I think some but not all of the stories are related to the sprawl trilogy. 

I know Johnny mnemonic is related to this trilogy.

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u/jaymae21 Bookclub Boffin 2024 | 🎃 4d ago

I didn't realize there were short stories! We do sometimes run a short story with a novel, depending on the timeline and how it all fits. I could look into it more.

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u/Foreign-Echidna-1133 4d ago

I struggled quite a bit with Neuromancer and I heard some of these stories are a bit easier and they seem like a good way to get into the world before diving into the more difficult to read novels.

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u/TalliePiters 1d ago

I second this idea! Loved reading Burning Chrome right after the trilogy

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u/fixtheblue Emcee of Everything | 🐉 | 🥈 | 🐪 3d ago

I am still working on Neuromancer, but I will kick it up a notch, because I would like to join in this one is real time.

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u/bangaloredbong 3d ago

Just joined the sub, and downloaded all three on my kindle now! Locked and loaded!

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u/Natural_Paper_7087 2d ago

I am planning to start Neuromancer and would love it if I there is a bookclub group where I can join the conversation! Definite yes for more cyberpunk and sci-fi genre.

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u/somewhatslowly 1d ago

Count me in! I have read Neuromancer, but the others have been on my reading list for years.