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Originally Posted by youthoftomorrow

William Gibson's Neuromancer.

about a guy who can maneuver in cyberspace but gets involved in a bad deal and is crippled. he's offered a chance to regain his status by some shady characters. the guys who wrote The Matrix stole a bunch of ideas from this book (but The Matrix isn't nearly as good as this is). inspired the lyrics to a few SY songs.

also, anything else written by Gibson. Pattern Recognition is excellent.

thats right, if youre gonna gibson do i recommend going chronological, as some characters tend to reapper

neuromancer is the place to start

but if you want a "prequel to all", burning chrome is truly the place to start. some great short-stories to introduce you to this world.