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. I was a bit disappointed with the acclaimed Neuromancer, but I thought Gibson nonetheless had an interesting way with words, so I decided to give another one of his novels a chance. Ĭan Rydell navigate this unsteady reality in time to save the city. And Warnaby needs Rydell's help.īut, 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. 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.

THE FIRST BOOK IN THE BRIDGE SERIES - READ IDORU AND ALL TOMORROW'S PARTIES FOR MOREĮx-cop Berry Rydell's lost one job he didn't much like and landed another he likes even less.

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. 'Doesn't come any more stylish than this' Sunday Telegraph William Gibson is credited with having coined the term 'cyberspace' and having envisioned both the Internet and virtual reality before either existed. William Gibson is credited with having coined the term 'cyberspace' and having envisioned both the Internet and virtual reality before either existed.

Virtual Light by William Gibson