VIRTUAL LIGHT by William Gibson - SIGNED FIRST EDITION BOOK
See all titles by William Gibson.Since the ground-breaking Neuromancer, Gibson has been the
acknowledged dean of cyberpunk, the subgenre that merges
cutting-edge technology with the street-smart grittiness of crime
fiction. In a departure from his first three novels, which plumbed the
intricacies of the cyberspace universe called the Matrix, Gibson here
follows the sometimes violent misadventures of Rydell, an ex-security
guard, and Chevette, a San Francisco bike messenger, as they
unwittingly become ensnared in a plot involving a pair of
high-tech-virtual-reality sunglasses.
When Chevette impulsively steals
the glasses from a wealthy customer at a party, she immediately
attracts the heat of a private security team that hires Rydell as a
driver. After running afoul of his noticeably corrupt employers, Rydell
joins forces with Chevette in a perilous contest with their adversaries
when the pair discovers the real nature and dire purpose of the
sunglasses.
Once again, Gibson proves masterly at fusing razor-edged
characterizations with a richly textured, crisply described background
via electrifying prose. Much of the novel's conceptual turf is
well-traveled territory for Gibson, but Gibson is superb science fiction. Discriminating fans, whether of cyberpunk in
particular or not, won't be disappointed by his latest.
