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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
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images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Born in July 1930, the author grew up in a mining community
conscious of the aftermath of World War I and lived through the
painful realities of World War II and served in the 'cold war'.
Educated at Leeds Boys Modern School, he joined the Royal Air Force
at the age of sixteen and half. The ups and downs of an interesting
if undistinguished RAF career are described as a series of events
at various locations and levels of service over thirty-six years.
Henry Dorsett Case is a low-level hustler, former hack and 'console
cowboy' who crashed and burned. His nerves were damaged and thus
cut off from the digital matrix, he slouches through life. Until he
meets Molly, an augmented 'razorgirl', who offers him a deal on
behalf of a shadowy man called Armitage. His nerves repaired and
matrix access restored, in exchange for a single job. But it's not
so simple - unless he completes the job, sacs of poison will
explode inside him and cripple him again. And the job? That might
be impossible. The first novel to win the Hugo, Nebula and Philip
K. Dick Awards, Neuromancer has become a seminal part of SF
history, coining the term 'cyberspace' and lighting a fuse on the
Cyberpunk movement. Part thriller, part warning, it is one of the
20th century's most potent visions of the future. 'A
ground-breaking success' - Empire 'Gibson is better than almost
anybody at noticing what's genuinely interesting about the world' -
Ned Beauman 'Neuromancer is a book of exquisitely observed detail'
- Eileen Gunn Welcome to The Best Of The Masterworks: a selection
of the finest in science fiction
This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It
contains classical literature works from over two thousand years.
Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore
shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the
cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical
literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the
mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from
oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of
international literature classics available in printed format again
- worldwide.
Based on the remarkable true story of Helen Keller and her teacher
Annie Sullivan, this inspiring and unforgettable play has moved
countless readers and become an American classic.
Young Helen Keller, blind, deaf, and mute since infancy, is in
danger of being sent to an institution because her inability to
communicate has left her frustrated and violent. In desperation,
her parents seek help from the Perkins Institute, which sends them
a "half-blind Yankee schoolgirl" named Annie Sullivan to tutor
their daughter. Despite the Kellers' resistance and the belief that
Helen "is like a little safe, locked, that no one can open," Annie
suspects that within Helen lies the potential for more, if only she
can reach her. Through persistence, love, and sheer stubbornness,
Annie breaks through Helen's walls of silence and darkness and
teaches her to communicate, bringing her into the world at
last.
The book that defined the cyberpunk movement, inspiring everything
from The Matrix to Cyberpunk 2077. The sky above the port was the
colour of television, tuned to a dead channel. William Gibson
revolutionised science fiction in his 1984 debut Neuromancer. The
writer who gave us the matrix and coined the term 'cyberspace'
produced a first novel that won the Hugo, Nebula and Philip K. Dick
Awards, and lit the fuse on the Cyberpunk movement. More than three
decades later, Gibson's text is as stylish as ever, his noir
narrative still glitters like chrome in the shadows and his
depictions of the rise and abuse of corporate power look more
prescient every day. Part thriller, part warning, Neuromancer is a
timeless classic of modern SF and one of the 20th century's most
potent and compelling visions of the future. His later work, The
Peripheral, has been adapted into a series by Amazon Prime,
starring Chloe Grace Moretz. Readers are hooked on Neuromancer:
'Wow. This is a wild ride. If you liked Philip K. Dick's writing .
. . if you liked Bladerunner, if you liked The Matrix . . . you
will love Neuromancer' Goodreads reviewer, 'Like nothing I have
read before . . . Gibson's writing is poetry, not jargon . . .
[it's] slick and jagged like a serrated knife . . . Yeah I am a
big, big fan . . . a unique, important and truly amazing reading
experience' Goodreads reviewer, 'Basically a futuristic crime
caper. The main character is Case, a burnt-out hacker, a cyberthief
. . . Challenging? Yes. But it's electrifying once you get it . . .
Neuromancer is in me like a teabag, flavouring my life, and I can't
imagine what it would be like if I hadn't pressed on' Goodreads
reviewer, 'For me it was a sci fi thriller, two of my favourite
genres rolled into one. I was grabbed immediately by the characters
of Cole and Molly - especially Molly with her attitude, her mirror
eyes and the blades under her fingernails . . . This is a very
visual book and it was easy to start choosing who would play the
roles in a movie' Goodreads reviewer,
The first-draft Alien screenplay by William Gibson, the founder of
cyberpunk, turned into a novel by Pat Cadigan, the Hugo
Award-Winning "Queen of Cyberpunk." Winner of the Scribe Award for
best adapted novel. The Sulaco-on its return journey from
LV-426-enters a sector controlled by the "Union of Progressive
Peoples," a nation-state engaged in an ongoing cold war and arms
race. U.P.P. personnel board the Sulaco and find hypersleep tubes
with Ripley, Newt, and an injured Hicks. A Facehugger attacks the
lead commando, and the others narrowly escape, taking what remains
of Bishop with them. The Sulaco continues to Anchorpoint, a space
station and military installation the size of a small moon, where
it falls under control of the military's Weapons Division. Boarding
the Sulaco, a team of Colonial Marines and scientists is assaulted
by a pair of Xenomorph drones. In the fight Ripley's cryotube is
badly damaged. It's taken aboard Anchorpoint, where Ripley is kept
comatose. Newt and an injured Corporal Hicks are awakened, and Newt
is sent to Gateway Station on the way to Earth. The U.P.P. sends
Bishop to Anchorpoint, where Hicks begins to hear rumors of
experimentation-the cloning and genetic modification of Xenomorphs.
The kind of experimentation that could yield a monstrous hybrid,
and perhaps even a Queen. ALIEN 3 TM & (c) Twentieth Century
Films. All rights reserved.
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