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Virtual Light Mass market paperbound - 1994

by William Gibson

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The New York Times bestselling "cyber-mystery thriller" by the visionary creator of Mona Lisa Overdrive. In 2005 in the states of Northern and Southern California, an ex-cop agrees to track down a young thief who has stolen a valuable technological prototype--for which a mysterious corporation will pay any price or break any law to get back.

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This seller has earned a 3.91 of 5 Stars rating from internet customers.
3.91 / 5 (89 total reviews)

Readers describe a classic-leaning cyberpunk novel, praised for the Berry–Chevette pairing and the mystery around the high-tech glasses. Many report a slow start that coalesces mid-book, after which the plot works effectively. The 1990s futurism feels familiar today, but the overall response is positive, with interest in continuing the series.

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engaging charactersslow startpicks upclassic cyberpunkfamiliar tropesthought-provokingintriguing premisesatisfyingseries-worthy

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NEW YORK TIMES bestseller - 2005: Welcome to NoCal and SoCal, the uneasy sister-states of what used to be California.

The millennium has come and gone, leaving in its wake only stunned survivors. In Los Angeles, Berry Rydell is a former armed-response rentacop now working for a bounty hunter. Chevette Washington is a bicycle messenger turned pickpocket who impulsively snatches a pair of innocent-looking sunglasses. But these are no ordinary shades. What you can see through these high-tech specs can make you rich--or get you killed. Now Berry and Chevette are on the run, zeroing in on the digitalized heart of DatAmerica, where pure information is the greatest high. And a mind can be a terrible thing to crash. . . .

Praise for Virtual Light

"Both exhilarating and terrifying . . . Although considered the master of 'cyberpunk' science fiction, William Gibson is also one fine suspense writer."--People

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

"Convincing . . . frightening . . . Virtual Light is written with a sense of craft, a sense of humor and a sense of the ultimate seriousness of the problems it explores."--Chicago Tribune

"In the emerging pop culture of the information age, Gibson is the brightest star."--The San Diego Union-Tribune

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2005: Welcome to NoCal and SoCal, the uneasy sister-states of what used to be California. Here the millenium has come and gone, leaving in its wake only stunned survivors. In Los Angeles, Berry Rydell is a former armed-response rentacop now working for a bounty hunter. Chevette Washington is a bicycle messenger turned pickpocket who impulsively snatches a pair of innocent-looking sunglasses. But these are no ordinary shades. What you can see through these high-tech specs can make you rich--or get you killed. Now Berry and Chevette are on the run, zeroing in on the digitalized heart of DatAmerica, where pure information is the greatest high. And a mind can be a terrible thing to crash...

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  • Title Virtual Light
  • Author William Gibson
  • Binding Mass Market Paperbound
  • Edition Later Edition
  • Pages 368
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Spectra Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 1994-07-01
  • ISBN 9780553566062 / 0553566067
  • Weight 0.4 lbs (0.18 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.3 in (17.02 x 10.67 x 3.30 cm)
  • Category Fiction - Science Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Los Angeles (Calif.), Science fiction
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 00001408
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Media reviews

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

"Convincing...  Frightening...Virtual Light is  written with a sense of craft, a sense of humor and a  sense of the ultimate seriousness of the problems  it explores." -- Chicago  Tribune

"In the emerging pop culture  of the information age, Gibson is the brightest  star." -- The San Diego Union-Tribune

"Although considered the  master of 'cyberpunk' science fiction, William Gibson  is also one fine suspense writer." --  People

Citations

  • Publishers Weekly, 07/04/1994, Page 0

About the author

William Gibson is credited with having coined the term "cyberspace" and having envisioned both the Internet and virtual reality before either existed. He is the author of Neuromancer, Count Zero, Mona Lisa Overdrive, Burning Chrome, Virtual Light, Idoru, All Tomorrow's Parties, Pattern Recognition, Spook Country, Zero History, Distrust That Particular Flavor, and The Peripheral. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, with his wife.
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