#31 in Short stories
Burning Chrome
- 224
- Pages
- about 4 h
- Reading time
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About the book
"Burning Chrome" is a science fiction short story by American-Canadian writer William Gibson, first published in Omni in July 1982. Gibson first read the story at a science fiction convention in Denver, Colorado in the autumn of 1981, to an audience of four people, among them Bruce Sterling. It was nominated for a Nebula Award in 1983 and collected with the rest of Gibson's early short fiction in a 1986 volume of the same name.
Reading order · Sprawl trilogy
Full order & progress →- Burning ChromeThis book
7.87.8 / 10 - NeuromancerStart here
7.97.9 / 10 - Count Zero
7.87.8 / 10 - Mona Lisa Overdrive
7.87.8 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.8 across 378 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 71% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Short stories average of 7.8. That is how 7.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.9 | 52 | 14% |
| Hardcover | 7.8 | 326 | 86% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“I enjoyed this book, but it was hard to cut each story. I will definitely go for the other books in this series; I love Gibson's writing style.”
“It's been a while since I've read short SF stories. Decades ago I read a bunch of short story collections from the 70s - they were filled with idealistic futurism or abstract visions so fantastic as to be removed from anything relatable. Fun, but ultimately…”
Frequently asked
How long is Burning Chrome?
It has 224 pages — shorter than 91% of the ranked books in Short stories.
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