Ed reviewed Virtual light by William Gibson
Random pickup
3 stars
A random pick and first William Gibson novel. Noisy and Descriptive. world felt like Transmet in text form.
325 pages
English language
Published Dec. 14, 1993 by Bantam Books.
California, the not so distant future. Berry, ex-cop/private security, looking to just make ends meet. Chevette, a young bicycle messanger. A murder, a secret missing, and a murderer closing in on Chevette. Berry is the only thing standing between him and Chevette. Can he keep her alive long enough to figure why, and how to stop it? Multi-national corporations, reality tv, a world gone just a bit more ragged than our own. Murder, mystery, real people just trying to get by or survive another day in an harsh world. Big dome private communities and shanty towns built on the discarded remains of a bridge we all know. High tech meets duct tape and superglue. With his unique style and flair, Gibson spins a tale set in a world just to the left of ours.
A random pick and first William Gibson novel. Noisy and Descriptive. world felt like Transmet in text form.
I loved how this book started to create a bridge to the world of Neuromancer in my mind. Yes, still a world very much like our own, but much more anarchistic and full of weird characters. Again typical for Gibson: Three story lines coming together and doing so with a bang! I still liked the Sprawl trilogy more, but just because of more futuristic world, the characters in Virtual Light are just as likeable and interesting. Looking forward to the rest of the Bridge trilogy.