Virtual Light
A biting tehno-thriller from the multi-million copy bestselling author of Neuromancer
$27.38
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
7 September 2011
Summary
‘Cyberpunk doesn’t come any more stylish than this’ Sunday Telegraph
Chevette rides as a courier, banging her paper laminate-framed bike through the streets of a future ‘Frisco - she lives for it. On an impulse, she’s risked everything; stolen a pair of sunglasses from some jerk. No ordinary shades, either- loaded with super-sensitive data, they could decide the destiny of the entire city.
Rydell is working for Mr Warbaby, who has been hired to recover the glasses. But Rydell …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241953501 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241953502 |
| Author: | William Gibson |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 7 September 2011 |
| Weight: | 226g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 20mm |
| Series: | Bridge |
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Critics Review
An American Ballard, using the tropes of science fiction to satirical and productively alienating effect
An American Ballard, using the tropes of science fiction to satirical and productively alienating effect * Guardian *
One of the first authentic and vital novels of the 21st century * Washington Post on Pattern Recognition *
A major novelist who seems to be hitting his peak * Chicago Tribune *
About The Author
William Gibson
William Gibson is credited with having coined the term “cyberspace” and having envisioned both the Internet and virtual reality before either existed. His first novel Neuromancer sold more than six million copies worldwide, and Count Zero and Mona Lisa Overdrive completed the trilogy. He has written six further novels about the strange contemporary world we inhabit. His most recent novels include Spook Country, Zero History and The Peripheral. His non-fiction collection, Distrust That Particular Flavour, compiles assorted writings and journalism from across his career.
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