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Semi-famous former hit-singer Hollis Henry is running on empty. Lacking whatever it is that made her life tick, she agrees to work again for sinister Belgian businessman Hubertus Bigend, proprietor of the mysterious Blue Ant agency.

Ex-junkie Milgrim's also on the payroll, Bigend appreciates Milgrim's knowledge of the street and his linguistic skills so much that he's paid for his costly rehab, and now he has him on a project working on something to do with military designs. Milgrim doesn't know why – and Bigend isn't saying. But then Milgrim's also not telling Bigend about the US agent on his trail.

Soon it's clear to Hollis and Milgrim that Bigend and Blue Ant are in deep trouble. Powerful and threatening groups want Blue Ant to back off. And anyone considered a footsoldier for Bigend is liable to find themselves caught in the crossfire.

Set among London's dark and tangled streets after the money-crash, Zero History is a brilliant thriller about the hidden webs and patterns that underlie the new century.

'Zero History is both the richest recent Gibson novel and the funniest by far.' FT

'Gibson is a prophet and a satirist, a black comedian and an astounding architect of cool. The danger is that even while warning us against something, he makes it so hip that someone is likely to go out and create it. He is a terrific writer. He's also responsible for much of the world we live in. One of the ideas in Spook Country, the second book in the series, was virtual art overlaid on real places; three years later, there's an app for that.' The Spectator

'One of the first great novels of 21st-century data culture.' Observer

'A marvellous showcase for Gibson's unique talents.' Daily Telegraph