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Agency is a science fiction novel by americancanadian writer william gibson, released on. William gibson is out with his new scifi novel books. New william gibson novel set in a world where hillary. He is perhaps best known for his debut novel, neuromancer, where he elaborated on and popularized the concept of cyberspace. Gibson notably coined the term cyberspace in his short story burning chrome and later popularized the concept in his acclaimed debut novel neuromancer. Readers of neal stephenson, ray bradbury and iain m.
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