The Sprawl Trilogy Books in Order

William Gibson's foundational cyberpunk trilogy, set in a near-future world of artificial intelligences, cyberspace cowboys, and corporate intrigue across the sprawling Boston-Atlanta Metropolitan Axis. The three novels share a universe and recurring characters while each telling a self-contained story.

Publication order

In the order the books were originally released.

  1. Neuromancer

    1984 · William Gibson

    Case was once a brilliant console cowboy until employers who caught him stealing burned his nervous system, locking him out of cyberspace. When a…

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  2. Cover of Count Zero

    Count Zero

    1986 · William Gibson

    Set seven years later, the story braids three lives together: a mercenary hired to extract a defecting corporate scientist, a young hacker whose run…

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  3. Cover of Mona Lisa Overdrive

    Mona Lisa Overdrive

    1988 · William Gibson

    In the trilogy's final installment, a drug lord's daughter is hidden away with bodyguards while a small-time prostitute is groomed to impersonate a…

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Companion & related books

Short-story collections and companion titles in this series.

  • Cover of Burning Chrome

    Burning Chrome

    1986 · William Gibson

    This collection gathers Gibson's early short fiction, including the title piece in which two hackers attempt to break a notorious data fortress, and…

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Frequently asked questions

What order should I read the The Sprawl Trilogy books in?

Publication order — Widely recommended by readers and the author's own publication sequence; reading-order guides such as Wikipedia and Fantastic Fiction list the trilogy in this order Start with “Neuromancer.”

How many books are in the The Sprawl Trilogy series?

We list 3 books by William Gibson , published between 1984–1988.

Where can I buy the The Sprawl Trilogy books?

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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted an error? We continuously correct the catalog.