Virtual Light (Bridge Trilogy Book 1)

Virtual Light (Bridge Trilogy Book 1)

by William Gibson

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4.4 stars from 2,323 reviews. Top 77% of Thriller books we track.

320 pages~5.3 hr readPublished by Penguin BooksPublished 1743-01-01

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About this book

Set in 2005, Virtual Light takes place in NoCal and SoCal, the divided sister-states of what was once California, in a world that has survived the millennium's passage. In Los Angeles, Berry Rydell is a former armed-response rentacop working for a bounty hunter. Chevette Washington is a bicycle messenger turned pickpocket who impulsively steals a pair of sunglasses that appear ordinary but are actually high-tech devices. These glasses contain information valuable enough to make someone rich or get them killed. Berry and Chevette find themselves on the run, moving toward DatAmerica's digitalized center, where pure information holds immense power. The novel explores the dangers of a world where minds can be damaged by digital systems.

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