by William Gibson
Published 1984
In the neon-smeared backstreets of Chiba City, a burned-out former hacker named Case scrapes out a living on the edge of the Japanese underworld, convinced that his best days in cyberspace are behind him after ex-employers damaged his nervous system as punishment for stealing from them. A mysterious, heavily armed former military officer and a razor-clawed street samurai offer him a repair, a new rig, and a job pulling off the most audacious data heist of his career, one that leads from orbital habitats to a powerful artificial intelligence that has plans of its own. William Gibson's 1984 debut novel is the foundational text of cyberpunk, the book that gave science fiction the words cyberspace and the matrix and set the visual grammar that an entire subculture of novels, films, and games would later inherit. Dense, propulsive, and utterly of its own moment, Neuromancer remains the starting point for any serious conversation about the digital imagination and one of the most influential genre novels of the twentieth century.
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American · Middle Aged · Male · Narrative Story · Intense
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American · Middle Aged · Male · Narrative Story · Anxious
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American · Middle Aged · Male · Narrative Story · Serious
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Male · Middle-Aged · Narration · Low · Calm · Measured · +11 more
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A world-weary, cynical hacker, often detached but capable of intense focus and desperation. His voice carries the weight of past failures and a hunger for redemption.
American · Young · Male · Narrative Story · Intense
“Titan's young, American, raspy, and intense voice is an excellent match for Case's world-weary hacker persona, capturing his desperation and focus.”
American · Middle Aged · Male · Narrative Story · Deep
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American · Young · Male · Narrative Story · Calm
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Male · Young · Medium · Conversational · Narration · Character-Voice · +56 more
“Gus offers a young, deep, and calm male voice with a conversational and somewhat monotone delivery, fitting the detached aspect of Case.”
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American · Young · Female · Narrative Story · Confident
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American · Young · Female · Narrative Story · Confident
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American · Young · Female · Narrative Story · Calm
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American · Young · Female · Narrative Story · Confident
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American · Young · Female · Narrative Story · Cute
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The enigmatic and commanding figure behind the operation, his voice is cold, precise, and carries an undeniable authority, masking deeper manipulations.
American · Middle Aged · Male · Narrative Story · Confident
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American · Middle Aged · Male · Narrative Story · Intense
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American · Middle Aged · Male · Narrative Story · Calm
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American · Middle Aged · Male · Narrative Story · Deep
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American · Middle Aged · Male · Narrative Story · Confident
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The AI construct of a legendary hacker, his voice is distinctively flat and detached, reflecting his digital nature and cynical wisdom.
American · Middle Aged · Male · Narrative Story · Deep
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American · Middle Aged · Male · Narrative Story · Calm
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American · Middle Aged · Male · Narrative Story · Calm
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American · Middle Aged · Male · Narrative Story · Modulated
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American · Middle Aged · Male · Narrative Story · Professional
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A powerful and ancient AI, its voice is ethereal, vast, and capable of conveying immense intelligence and a subtle, unsettling manipulation.
American · Old · Male · Narrative Story · Confident
“Emilio's educated, articulate, and expressive voice, as an old American male, is an excellent fit for Wintermute's vast intelligence and subtly manipulative, ethereal presence.”
Male · Middle-Aged · Conversational · Narration · Character-Voice · Social-Media · +57 more
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Male · Young · Medium · Conversational · Narration · Character-Voice · +56 more
“Gus is a young male voice, but described as conversational and somewhat monotone, which could be modulated to convey Wintermute's calm, measured, and detached intelligence.”
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