| Fragments of a Hologram Rose | |
| Author: | William Gibson |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Science fiction |
| Publication Type: | Periodical |
| Published In: | Unearth |
| Pub Date: | 1977 |
| Media Type: | Print (magazine) |
| Followed By: | Johnny Mnemonic |
"Fragments of a Hologram Rose" is a science fiction short story by William Gibson. It was Gibson's first published work, originally appearing in Unearth magazine #3 (June 21, 1977), a short-lived science fiction collection magazine which retailed for $1.00; Gibson was paid $23 for the story.[1] It tells the story of a jilted ex-lover who relies on artificial sense-recordings to sleep, in a dark, polluted city. It was subsequently published in Burning Chrome, a collection of Gibson's early short fiction.