Virtual Light

Author: William Gibson

'A stunner . . . a terrifically stylish burst of kick-butt imagination' Entertainment Weekly

San Francisco, the nearish future:

Ex-cop Berry Rydell's lost one job he didn't much like and landed another he likes even less. Some sunglasses - actually high-end kit involving Virtual Reality and super-sensitive data - were stolen from a courier, and a man named Warbaby's been charged with retrieving them. Warbaby needs a driver and Rydell is the perfect fit. But when the courier is killed and Warbaby gets to work - giving Rydell a taste of what's expected and exactly what's at stake - he has second thoughts. Especially when he comes face to face with Chevette, stealer of sunglasses, who'll land an ex-cop in a heap of trouble . . .

'Studded with crackling insights into the relationship between technology, culture and morality, Virtual Light doesn't miss its stride for a nanosecond' Time Out

'Convincing, frightening, written with a sense of craft, a sense of humour and a sense of the ultimate seriousness of the problems it explores' Chicago Tribune

Also by William Gibson

Book Cover:  Distrust that Particular Flavor
William Gibson was writing fiction when he predicted the internet. And as his stories bled into reality so he became one of the first to report on the real-world consequences of cyberspace's growth and development.
William Gibson was writing fiction when he predicted the internet. And as his stories bled into reality so he became one of the first to report on the real-world consequences of cyberspace's growth and development.
Published: 03/01/2012
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780670921546
RRP: $29.95
Book Cover:  All Tomorrow's Parties

'Writing at flame intensity, Gibson conjures a world that seems just a breath away from the here and now' 
Salon

The Bridge, San Francisco, after the quake:

'Writing at flame intensity, Gibson conjures a world that seems just a breath away from the here and now' 
Salon

The Bridge, San Francisco, after the quake:

Published: 07/09/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780241953518
RRP: $22.95
Book Cover:  Idoru

'Fast, witty and cleverly politicized' 
Guardian

Tokyo, post-event:

'Fast, witty and cleverly politicized' 
Guardian

Tokyo, post-event:

Published: 07/09/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780241953525
RRP: $22.95
Book Cover:  Pattern Recognition
By William Gibson

'Part-detective story, part-cultural snapshot . . . all bound by Gibson's pin-sharp prose' 
Arena

'Part-detective story, part-cultural snapshot . . . all bound by Gibson's pin-sharp prose' 
Arena

Published: 07/09/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780241953532
RRP: $22.95
Book Cover:  Spook Country
By William Gibson

'Among our most fascinating novelists . . . unmissable' 
Daily Telegraph

What happens when old spies come out to play one last game?

'Among our most fascinating novelists . . . unmissable' 
Daily Telegraph

What happens when old spies come out to play one last game?

Published: 07/09/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780241953549
RRP: $22.95
Book Cover:  Zero History
By William Gibson

'An ideas-swarm, coated with a hipster glaze . . . to explore the everyday weirdness of the twenty-first century world' 
Herald

'An ideas-swarm, coated with a hipster glaze . . . to explore the everyday weirdness of the twenty-first century world' 
Herald

Published: 31/08/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780670919550
RRP: $22.95
Book Cover:  Pattern Recognition Volume 1

It's only called paranoia if you can't prove it.

Cayce is in London to work.   Her pathological sensitivity to brands makes her the perfect divining rod for an ad agency that wants to east a new logo.   But when she is co-opted into the search for the creator of a strangely addictive on-line film, Cayce wonders if she has done the right – or indeed, safe – thing.   And...

It's only called paranoia if you can't prove it.

Cayce is in London to work.   Her pathological sensitivity to brands makes her the perfect divining rod for an ad agency that wants to east a new...

Published: 07/06/2004
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780140266146
RRP: $24.95
Book Cover:  Spook Country

What happens when old spies come out to play one last game?

In New York a young Cuban called Tito is passing iPods to a mysterious old man. Such activities do not go unnoticed, however, in these early days of the War on Terror and across the city an ex-military man named Brown is tracking Tito's movements.

What happens when old spies come out to play one last game?

In New York a young Cuban called Tito is passing iPods to a mysterious old man. Such activities do not go unnoticed, however, in these early...

Published: 29/09/2008
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780141016719
RRP: $24.95
Published:07/09/2011
Format:Paperback, 296 pages
RRP:$22.95
ISBN-13:9780241953501
ISBN-10:0241953502
Imprint:Penguin
Publisher:Penguin UK

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25 May 2012
Australian Society of Authors 2012 Barbara Jefferis Award - winner

All That I Am by Anna Funder has won the Barbara Jefferis Award.

The award is offered annually for “the best novel written by an Australian author that depicts women and girls in a positive way or otherwise empowers the status of women and girls in society”.

Anna beat fellow Miles Franklin contenders Foal's Bread and Cold Light.

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