A latter-day Orwell, Gibson anticipated both the Internet and virtual reality in a futuristic thriller, first published in OMNI Magazine. Set in a giant megalopolis that stretches from Atlanta […] ...

A version of this article appears in print on June 1, 2025, Section BU, Page 4 of the New York edition with the headline: Techno-Futuristic Philosophy Fuels Musk’s Manic Vision.