Comments on: Starswarm, Neuromancer http://www.ficml.org/jemimap/wordpress/2002/10/27/starswarm-neuromancer/ Cheating on the Kobayashi Maru since 2001 Fri, 01 May 2026 12:14:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: Puff` http://www.ficml.org/jemimap/wordpress/2002/10/27/starswarm-neuromancer/#comment-603 Tue, 13 Jul 2004 02:02:10 +0000 http://www.ficml.org/jemimap/wordpress/2002/10/27/starswarm-neuromancer/#comment-603 I personally consider Gibson's second book, _Count Zero_, the best of his "sprawl trilogy" (Neuromancer, Count Zero, Mona Lisa Overdrive). Neuromancer was good but seemed a bit too prepossessed with the technology, while Mona Lisa Overdrive seemed to be too "smooth", i.e. the Gibson had become so comfortable with the tropes that they weren't strong enough in the narrative flavor. Then again, maybe I just identified more with my favorite viewpoint character in Count Zero, the mercenary. In any event, I highly recommend you check out Count Zero. I personally consider Gibson’s second book, _Count Zero_, the best of his “sprawl trilogy” (Neuromancer, Count Zero, Mona Lisa Overdrive). Neuromancer was good but seemed a bit too prepossessed with the technology, while Mona Lisa Overdrive seemed to be too “smooth”, i.e. the Gibson had become so comfortable with the tropes that they weren’t strong enough in the narrative flavor. Then again, maybe I just identified more with my favorite viewpoint character in Count Zero, the mercenary.

In any event, I highly recommend you check out Count Zero.

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