Virtual Light
by William Gibson
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Author: William GibsonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1994-07-01
ISBN: 0553566067
Number of pages: 368
Publisher: Spectra
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Book Review: Seek your VR story elsewhere
Summary: 2 Stars
This book has almost nothing to do with virtual reality, and left me feeling somewhat ripped off. All dystopia, no VR. And he named it Virtual Light!
If you're interested in a good VR read, check out Tad Williams's Otherland series instead. Much, much more entertaining. Gibson is sadly overrated.
Summary of Virtual Light
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...The author of Neuromancer takes you to the vividly realized near future of 2005. Welcome to NoCal and SoCal, the uneasy sister-states of what used to be California. Here 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 pick-pocket 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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