Zero History: A stylish, gripping technothriller from the multi-million copy bestselling author of Neuromancer (Blue Ant) - Softcover

Gibson, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0670919551 ISBN 13: 9780670919550

Publisher: Penguin, 2011

Synopsis

Former hit singer Hollis is down on her luck after the Crash and can't turn down the offer of a job again from mysterious global ad agency, Blue Ant. Stanley Milgrim, ex-addict freshly out of an expensive rehab paid for by Blue Ant-founder Hubertus Bigend, is also on the payroll. Bigend wants them to do some discreet research on an a secret, obscurely fashionable denim. It may not matter that they know nothing about fashion - but it does matter, at least to them, when bullets start to fly and they realize that Bigend's business obsession is leading them down a dangerous path.
Set among London's dark and tangled streets, Zero History is a brilliant thriller about the webs and networks of the new century.

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Review:

""Zero History" is his best yet, a triumph of science fiction as social criticism and adventure."--BoingBoing.net
"[Gibson] weaves an unnerving tapestry of technology, violence and anxiety."--"The Daily Telegraph" (London)

"Fascinating."--"The Seattle Times"

"Uncanny."--"San Antonio Express-News"

"Brilliant, entertaining, and bittersweet."--io9 (io9.com)
""Zero History" is another smartly scouted roadmap of alternate routes through today's global culture, as powered by what a friend of mine used to call the military-industrial-greeting-card complex. It's a world where cool is king, but also the key to power--and the future."--"Milwaukee Sentinel Journal"

"Zero History" is his best yet, a triumph of science fiction as social criticism and adventure." BoingBoing.net
[Gibson] weaves an unnerving tapestry of technology, violence and anxiety. "The Daily Telegraph" (London)

Fascinating. "The Seattle Times"

Uncanny. "San Antonio Express-News"

Brilliant, entertaining, and bittersweet. io9 (io9.com)
"Zero History" is another smartly scouted roadmap of alternate routes through today s global culture, as powered by what a friend of mine used to call the military-industrial-greeting-card complex. It s a world where cool is king, but also the key to power and the future. "Milwaukee Sentinel Journal""

Zero History is his best yet, a triumph of science fiction as social criticism and adventure." BoingBoing.net
[Gibson] weaves an unnerving tapestry of technology, violence and anxiety. The Daily Telegraph (London)

Fascinating. The Seattle Times

Uncanny. San Antonio Express-News

Brilliant, entertaining, and bittersweet. io9 (io9.com)
Zero History is another smartly scouted roadmap of alternate routes through today s global culture, as powered by what a friend of mine used to call the military-industrial-greeting-card complex. It s a world where cool is king, but also the key to power and the future. Milwaukee Sentinel Journal

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"[Gibson] weaves an unnerving tapestry of technology, violence and anxiety."--The Daily Telegraph (London)

"Fascinating."--The Seattle Times

"Uncanny."--San Antonio Express-News

"Brilliant, entertaining, and bittersweet."--io9

"Zero History is another smartly scouted roadmap of alternate routes through today's global culture, as powered by what a friend of mine used to call the military-industrial-greeting-card complex. It's a world where cool is king, but also the key to power--and the future."--Milwaukee Sentinel Journal

"What matters [about Zero History] are the highly textured, brilliantly evocative prose and the stunning insights Gibson offers into what we perceive as the present moment--the implication being, per the title, that's all we have left. Unsettling and memorable."--Kirkus Reviews

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. His first novel Neuromancer sold more than six million copies worldwide, and Count Zero and Mona Lisa Overdrive completed the trilogy. He has written six further novels about the strange contemporary world we inhabit. His most recent novels include Spook Country, Zero History and The Peripheral. His non-fiction collection, Distrust That Particular Flavour, compiles assorted writings and journalism from across his career.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0670919551
• ISBN 13: 9780670919550
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416