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Science Fiction · 1986 · PG-13

Burning Chrome

by William Gibson

The cyberpunk short fiction that launched a movement — including Johnny Mnemonic.

For14+GenreScience FictionLength237 pagesRead time~6.5 hours

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Violence

Some

Violence; cyberpunk action; deaths

Language

Some

Strong language

Sexual Content

Some

Sexual content in some stories

Substance Use

Barely any

Drug references (futuristic)

Emotional Intensity

Barely any

Themes of technology, identity, and the dark underside of the information age

What this book is about

Gibson's 1986 landmark collection includes 'Johnny Mnemonic', 'New Rose Hotel', and the title story. These stories invented the vocabulary of cyberpunk. Features cyberpunk violence, some sexual content, and strong language. For adults.

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Violence

Sexual content

Strong language

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