Virtual Light (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: William Gibson
- First Published: 1993
- Type of Work: Science fiction
- Time of Work: November, 2005
- Setting: California
- Principal Characters: Berry Rydell, Chevette Washington, Lucius Warhaby, Freddie, Hans Rutger Blix, Skinner, Sammy Sal, Mr. Yamazaki, Svobodov, Joel Sublett, Loveless
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Crime or criminals, Murder or homicide, Police, Future, Twenty-first century, California, Los Angeles, West, U.S., Assassins, hit men, or contract killers, Theft, San Francisco, Television or television broadcasting, Japanese Americans, Computers, Corporations, Bicycles or bicycling
- Locales: Los Angeles, CA, San Francisco, CA
Set in a Los Angeles where the rich and powerful hunker down in Stealth Houses protected by armed patrols and a contrasting San Francisco that so far has still defied corporate America, William Gibson’s science-fiction novel virtual Light fascinates with its clever extrapolation of current trends, its uncanny vision, and its plucky protagonists. In typical fashion, Gibson drops his reader straight into the brave new world of the year 2005, which comes complete with its own slang, new designer drugs, and illegal data havens, giving the effect of a fast-forwarded contemporary...
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