The Decline and Fall of SF

[Brett Coley]

Dexter writes:

> (ObPynchon: one of the reasons I first got into Pynchon is that after I'd
> just read William Gibson's "Neuromancer," I came across an article in a
> magazine (probably Wired. Now I've said way too much about myself.) that
> claimed that Thomas Pynchon is the "godfather of cyberpunk." Which is a
> bit like David Bowie touring with Nine Inch Nails last year, but...)

I always thought W. Gibson owed a lot to a certain Mr. Brunner, among
others.  I don't see the Pynchon connection, what am I missing here?
It's been a while since I read Neuromancer, and I haven't felt like
going back and rereading it, but I don't remember it seeming
particularly "Pynchonian".

Regards,
Brett