Burning Chrome

By: William Gibson

Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Dennis Holland, Kevin Pariseau, Victor Bevine, Jay Snyder, Brian Nishii, L. J. Ganser, Oliver Wyman, Eric Michael Summerer, Marc Vietor

William Gibson's dark visions of computer cowboys, bio-enhanced soldiers of fortune, and hi-tech lowlifes have won unprecedented praise. Included here are some of the most famous short fiction and novellas by the author of Count Zero and Neuromancer.©2003 William Gibson (P)2009 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Ten brilliant, streetwise, high-resolution stories from the man who coined the word cyberspace. Gibson's vision has become a touchstone in the emerging order of the 21st Century, from the computer-enhanced hustlers of Johnny Mnemonic to the technofetishist blues of Burning Chrome. With their vividly human characters and their remorseless, hot-wired futures, these stories are simultaneously science fiction at its sharpest and instantly recognizable Polaroids of the postmodern condition." (Amazon.com review)

A Collection of Wm Gibson Short Stories

Very good. Some didn’t age well, and the pro-USSR tone of his early works is pretty prominent in some of these stories. They were all interesting though, some were amazing (conceptually), and some show hints, ideas, or influences to his later works after they were fleshed-out and refined. Most obvious is “Burning Chrome” itself, which fits right into the Sprawl trilogy, even using some of the characters from “Count Zero” and “Mona Lisa Overdrive”.

If you are a Gibson fan, especially a Sprawl or Bridge trilogy fan, you should certainly read/listen to these stories.

A depth of authenticity to Gibson’s Sci-Fi

These short stories are great. Stubs of imagination and themes that fill out in his longer works. Even a surprise short johnny mnemonic is in here. Pleasant surprise to me I guess because I didn’t read the table of contents. Some of them are in the same vein of his Sprawl trilogy (count zero, Neuromancer, mona Lisa overdrive). Enjoyed the whole book. Thanks!

Wonderful

Not all the stories are “great”, but enough are. I enjoyed this book more than I have any other in a long time.

A Classic

Foundational stories in the Cyberpunk genre. Noir struggles in a techno advanced future... with solid prose to boot.

Interesting and diverse collection of sci-fi stories

The variety of stories and narrators makes for a breezy listen for when you are in the mood for some entertainment and some thought-provoking content.

Many of the readers disappoint

There are many classic science fiction stories in this collection. The biggest disconnect was that many of the readers lacked a darker edge. Thus they failed to show the power of Gibson’s work.

Spotty with flashes of light . . . 😱

5 is very good.
4 is good.
3 is OK.
Ok is what this is. Some themes show promise but ultimately disappoint.
Read it is you're a fan or a completist. 😱

Gibson is a god

this collection I listened to well after multiple listening and reads of the sprawl trilogy. I love the nuggets that are from some of the short stories you get to pick up. I also enjoyed the non trilogy related stories as well but in my heart I love Gibson for the sprawl.

Anticipates Gibson's later, great Cyberpunk novels

A set of 10 short stories: early Gibson cyberpunk and sic-fi that anticipate both his SPRAWL and BLUE ANT series. All the Gibson tropes are there just waiting to bud and bloom. Gibson's cyberpunk, dark and messy near-future; his obsession with technology, music, clothing; his uncanny ability to describe and name the bleeding edge where culture and technology blend; his noirish tribalism; his satire; his slick style; his curvy asians. The book is an uneven group of stories that approximate a pimply and adolescent Gibson sitting confidently on a couch ready to hack your future and steal your dated sci-fi pulp.

Not just a definitive work in the genre, but more.

A forensic deep dive into the origins of Cyberpunk as well a topnotch performance by the ensemble cast.