William Gibson: The 80s Revolution - Extra Sci Fi - #7

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After Star Wars, the science fiction genre suddenly became a pop culture darling, and a flood of schlocky imitations followed. William Gibson led the charge to reclaim space in the genre for his concept of future history - one that, in turn, eventually launched cyberpunk.
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