Science fiction is the search for a definition of man and his status in the universe which will stand on our advanced but confused state of knowledge

Science fiction is the search for a definition of man and his status in the universe which will stand on our advanced but confused state of knowledge .
At first glance this topic could seem rather irrelevant having in mind that the two works are separated by more than a century. During this lapse of time, humanity has witnessed profound changes at a breath-taking speed. The partly Gothic and partly Romantic world of Mary Shelley is quite different from the reality Gibson predicts. We could not say, however, that there are no links between the two. Shelley's work could be viewed as the app…