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Title: amazing
Review: Burning Chrome is definitely a must. Gibson creates worlds that are just as real, if not more real, than our own, and excels at doing so. His work is dark as can be, and quite gruesome at times (I'm thinking a particular scene in Hinterlands), but is very thought-provoking. Several stories from this collection have made their way into film (Johnny Mnemonic, New Rose Hotel), though the celluloid versions just don't do the stories justice.Several of the stories here are collaborations, one with Bruce Sterling (the other giant of cyberpunk), one with John Shirley (another member of the early movement), and one with the more humanistic Michael Swanwick. Each of these has its own unique feel, though not one should be missed.Like all Gibson, this is a love it or hate it experience. If you like to think, you'll love it. If you're waiting to be entertained, go look elsewhere.
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