Book like William Gibson's Pattern Recognition and Spook Country. Near-future, near-science fiction, non-fantasy, non-artsy-fartsy, delving into technological culture. [more inside]
posted by Cool Papa Bell on Oct 22, 2009 - 38 answers

JG Ballard was often said to offer a prophetic vision of the future. But now he's dead. Who will take over from him? [more inside]
posted by MrMerlot on May 15, 2009 - 15 answers

Who to read besides Coupland, Stephenson, Gibson, and Sterling? [more inside]
posted by humannaire on Apr 13, 2008 - 43 answers

Help me name my new PC. My home network is full of machines named after William Gibson characters. [more inside]
posted by cosmicbandito on Aug 24, 2006 - 26 answers

Suppose I were able to write a publishable novel. How much money would I get, as a first-time author as soon as it was picked up? How much would I make over all? Assume This an action sci-fi/cyberpunk type book (think William Gibson). [more inside]
posted by delmoi on Oct 19, 2005 - 25 answers

i'm reading gibson's pattern recognition. i'd like something the same, but better. more inside. [more inside]
posted by andrew cooke on Jun 20, 2004 - 27 answers