William Gibson is an American-Canadian writer known as the pioneer of the cyberpunk genre. He was born in 1948 in South Carolina but spent most of his early years in Virginia. Gibson avoided the Vietnam draft by moving to Canada where he studied English and became interested in science fiction. He met other authors who helped expand his focus on cyberpunk themes. Gibson is renowned for his novels like Neuromancer which introduced concepts like cyberspace and heavily influenced cyberpunk culture. His work has shaped many artists and he is credited with predicting technologies like the internet and reality television.

7. The End (and a depiction of the Sprawl or something)‏