Virtual Light

William Gibson author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd

Published:28th Jul '11

£9.99

Available to order, but very limited on stock - if we have issues obtaining a copy, we will let you know.

Virtual Light cover

'Doesn't come any more stylish than this' Sunday Telegraph

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THE FIRST BOOK IN THE BRIDGE SERIES - READ IDORU AND ALL TOMORROW'S PARTIES FOR MORE

San Francisco in the nearish future.

Ex-cop Berry Rydell's lost one job he didn't much like and landed another he likes even less. Some sunglasses - actually high-end kit infused with super-sensitive data - were stolen from a courier, and a man named Warbaby's been charged with retrieving them. And Warnaby needs Rydell's help.

But, with SFPD Homicide involved, an abandoned bridge populated by freaks and misfits, and some weirdness involving the Republic of Desire and a 'Death Star', it's turning out to be a very strange and dangerous scene indeed . . .

Can Rydell navigate this unsteady reality in time to save the city . . . and himself?

William Gibson, author of the classic Neuromancer and creator of cyberpunk, here turns his hyper-acute imagination on the near future - to supercharged, nerve-shredding effect.

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'Audacious, witty and passionate. A wonderful read' Observer

'A stunner . . . a terrifically stylish burst of kick-butt imagination' Entertainment Weekly

'Studded with crackling insights into the relationship between technology, culture and morality' Time Out

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 *

ISBN: 9780241953501

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 18mm

Weight: 213g

304 pages