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Count Zero - (Sprawl Trilogy) by William Gibson (Paperback)

Count Zero - (Sprawl Trilogy) by  William Gibson (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>For the first time in trade paperback comes the "New York Times" bestselling author's second novel, "a sophisticated version of the sentient computer" ("Locus").<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A stylish, street smart, frighteningly probable parable of the future from the visionary, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Neuromancer </i>and <i>Agency</i>.</b> <p/>A corporate mercenary wakes in a reconstructed body, a beautiful woman by his side. Then Hosaka Corporation reactivates him, for a mission more dangerous than the one he's recovering from: to get a defecting chief of R&D--and the biochip he's perfected--out intact. But this proves to be of supreme interest to certain other parties--some of whom aren't remotely human...<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Potent and heady."--<i>Philadelphia Daily News <p/></i>"An intriguing cast of characters and a tough, glitzy image of computer consciousness and the future of mankind."--<i>Richmond Times-Dispatch <p/></i>"<i>Count Zero</i> shares with <i>Neuromancer</i> that novel's stunning use of language, breakneck pacing, technological innovation, and gritty brand-name realism."--<i>Fantasy Review <p/></i>"William Gibson's prose, astonishing in its clarity and skill, becomes high-tech electric poetry."--Bruce Sterling <p/>"Suspense, action...a lively story...a sophisticated version of the sentient computer, a long way from the old models that were simply out to Rule the World."--<i>Locus</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>William Gibson</b>'s first novel, <i>Neuromancer</i>, won the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award, and the Philip K. Dick Award. He is the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Count Zero</i>, <i>Burning Chrome</i>, <i>Mona Lisa Overdrive</i>, <i>Virtual Light</i>, <i>Idoru</i>, <i>All Tomorrow's Parties</i>, <i>Pattern Recognition</i>, <i>Spook Country</i>, <i>Zero History</i>, <i>Distrust That Particular Flavor</i>, <i>The Peripheral</i>, and <i>Agency</i>. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, with his wife.

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