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None of the Gibson books had magic either. The point was the setting was the same, as well as how they portrayed the matrix was the same as cyberspace in Neuromancer et al. Also, razorgirls, bionic parts, corporations controlling everything, body-market, dystopian future, yeah, I'd say it reeks of Gibson. They just added magic, which made it (IMHO) even cooler. Honestly, if you wanted to leave out the magic in it you could with little problem. Just allow humans (or mutants) and no magical groups.