Henry Dorsett Case is a failed "console cowboy," low-level hustler, and former hack. He slouches through life because his nerves were injured, cutting him off from the computer matrix. Up until he runs into Molly, a "razorgirl" with augments, who offers him a bargain on behalf of a mysterious figure by the name of Armitage. In exchange for a single job, his nerves were fixed and his access to the matrix was restored. But it's not so easy since if he doesn't finish the task, poison sacs will rupture inside of him and render him again disabled. also the job? It might not be doable. Neuromancer, the first book to win the Hugo, Nebula, and Philip K. Dick Awards, has played a crucial role in the history of science fiction by creating the word "cyberspace" and setting off the modern information age.