Count Zero by William Gibson (2006, Uk-B Format Paperback)

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Publisher: ACE. Title: Count Zero. Number of Pages: 308. Weight: 0.6 lbs. Publication Date: 2006-03-07. ISBN13: 9780441013678.

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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100441013678
ISBN-139780441013678
eBay Product ID (ePID)128545730

Product Key Features

Book TitleCount Zero
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2006
TopicScience Fiction / Cyberpunk, Science Fiction / Hard Science Fiction, Thrillers / Technological, Mystery & Detective / General
GenreFiction
AuthorWilliam Gibson
Book SeriesSprawl Trilogy Ser.
FormatUk-B Format Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight9.2 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2005-057196
Reviews"Potent and heady."-- Philadelphia Daily News "An intriguing cast of characters and a tough, glitzy image of computer consciousness and the future of mankind."-- Richmond Times-Dispatch " Count Zero shares with Neuromancer that novel's stunning use of language, breakneck pacing, technological innovation, and gritty brand-name realism."-- Fantasy Review "William Gibson's prose, astonishing in its clarity and skill, becomes high-tech electric poetry."--Bruce Sterling "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."-- Locus, "Potent and heady." - Philadelphia Daily News "An intriguing cast of characters and a tough, glitzy image of computer consciousness and the future of mankind." - Richmond Times-Dispatch " Count Zero shares with Neuromancer that novel's stunning use of language, breakneck pacing, technological innovation, and gritty brand-name realism." - Fantasy Review "William Gibson's prose, astonishing in its clarity and skill, becomes high-tech electric poetry." - Bruce Sterling "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." - Locus, "Potent and heady." -- Philadelphia Daily News "An intriguing cast of characters and a tough, glitzy image of computer consciousness and the future of mankind." -- Richmond Times-Dispatch " Count Zero shares with Neuromancer that novel's stunning use of language, breakneck pacing, technological innovation, and gritty brand-name realism." -- Fantasy Review "William Gibson's prose, astonishing in its clarity and skill, becomes high-tech electric poetry." -- Bruce Sterling "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." -- Locus
Dewey Edition19
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Series Volume Number2
Dewey Decimal813/.54
Grade ToUP
SynopsisWilliam Gibson continues the visionary Sprawl Trilogy that began with Neuromancer in this frighteningly probable parable of the future. 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...., 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., 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")., A stylish, street smart, frighteningly probable parable of the future from the visionary, New York Times bestselling author of Neuromancer and Agency . 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...
LC Classification NumberPS3557.I2264C66 2006

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