005 - William Gibson - The Gernsback Continuum (1981)
Short science fiction review
English - March 29, 2016 15:44 - 3 minutes - 3.64 MB - ★★★ - 1 ratingBooks Arts Society & Culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The Gernsback Continuum was William Gibson’s first published story, appearing in Universe 11 in 1981. The version I read was reprinted in Mirrorshades: A Cyberpunk Anthology (1986), edited by Bruce Sterling.
It tells the story of an arts photographer taking a trip across America to document retro-futuristic architecture.
Have you read this story? What did you think?
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