{"product_id":"william-gibson-virtual-light-1994-paperback","title":"William Gibson: Virtual Light [1994] paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003c\/b\u003e* \u003cb\u003e2005: Welcome to NoCal and SoCal, the uneasy sister-states of what used to be California\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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 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. . . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eVirtual Light\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Both exhilarating and terrifying . . . Although considered the master of 'cyberpunk' science fiction, William Gibson is also one fine suspense writer.\"\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A stunner . . . A terrifically stylish burst of kick-butt imagination.\"\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Convincing . . . frightening . . . \u003ci\u003eVirtual Light\u003c\/i\u003e is written with a sense of craft, a sense of humor and a sense of the ultimate seriousness of the problems it explores.\"\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In the emerging pop culture of the information age, Gibson is the brightest star.\"\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eThe San Diego Union-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Gibson, William","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":51583344279891,"sku":"9780553566062","price":10.4,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/gibson-william-william-gibson-virtual-light-1994-paperback-9780553566062-1183541103.jpg?v=1754579122","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/william-gibson-virtual-light-1994-paperback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}