The Sprawl trilogy (Neuromancer) books in order
William Gibson's first novel made the word cyberspace famous in 1984. The trilogy is dense, fast and strange, and reading it shows you where cyberpunk came from.
The Sprawl trilogy
Neuromancer, Count Zero and Mona Lisa Overdrive.
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Neuromancer
1984 · Neuromancer (Apple TV), premieres January 22, 2027Case, a burned-out hacker, gets one last job alongside Molly, a street samurai, hired by a man called Armitage.
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Count Zero
1986 · No adaptation announcedThree separate stories in the same world, years after Neuromancer, that slowly pull together.
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Mona Lisa Overdrive
1988 · No adaptation announcedThe trilogy ends eight years after Count Zero, bringing back characters from both earlier books.
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What the books give you
Only in the books
Gibson's compressed, slang-heavy prose and the inside of Case's head as he moves through cyberspace, a word the book made famous.
What the screen changes
The series has not premiered yet; this section will compare the two after January 22, 2027.
Show differences (spoilers)
Editions
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Neuromancer, paperback
The book behind the series.
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The Sprawl trilogy, three-book set
All three novels.
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Neuromancer audiobook
For the commute before the premiere.
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More by William Gibson
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The Peripheral
2014 · a Prime Video series in 2022, canceled after one season
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If you liked it
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Snow Crash
Neal Stephenson · 1992
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Altered Carbon
Richard K. Morgan · 2002 · a Netflix series
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Philip K. Dick · 1968 · the book behind Blade Runner
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Quick answers
Which book is each movie and series based on?
| Movie or series | Book |
|---|---|
| Neuromancer (2027, series) | Neuromancer (1984) · premieres January 22, 2027 on Apple TV; ten episodes |
In what order should I read The Sprawl trilogy (Neuromancer)?
Read Neuromancer (1984), then Count Zero (1986) and Mona Lisa Overdrive (1988), the three Sprawl novels by William Gibson. The Apple TV series Neuromancer, premiering January 22, 2027, adapts the first book.
In what order should I read the Sprawl trilogy?
Neuromancer (1984), Count Zero (1986) and Mona Lisa Overdrive (1988), in publication order.
When does the Neuromancer series come out?
Apple TV premieres Neuromancer on January 22, 2027, with two episodes, then one each Friday through March 19. The season has ten episodes.
Did Neuromancer invent the word cyberspace?
Neuromancer made the word famous, along with terms like ICE for the security software hackers break through.