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The latest "New York Times" bestseller by the author of "Pattern Recognition" is the story of an investigative journalist who is assigned the task of finding a spook--an intelligence agent who refuse

Gibsons first new book in four years is, like the bestselling and critically acclaimed "Pattern Recognition," a contemporary novel with international implications. Tito is in his early twenties. Born in Cuba, he speaks fluent Russian, lives in one room in a NoLita warehouse, and does delicate jobs involving information transfer. Hollis Henry is an investigative journalist, on assignment from a magazine called Node. Node doesn''t exist yet, which is fine; she''s used to that. But it seems to be actively blocking the kind of buzz that magazines normally cultivate before they start up. Really actively blocking it. It''s odd, even a little scary, if Hollis lets herself think about it much. Which she doesn''t; she can''t afford to. Milgrim is a junkie. A high-end junkie, hooked on prescription antianxiety drugs. Milgrim figures he wouldn''t survive twenty-four hours if Brown, the mystery man who saved him from a misunderstanding with his dealer, ever stopped supplying those little bubble packs. What exactly Brown is up to Milgrim can''t say, but it seems to be military in nature. At least, Milgrim''s very nuanced Russian would seem to be a big part of it, as would breaking into locked rooms. Bobby Chombo is a "producer," and an enigma. In his day job, Bobby is a troubleshooter for manufacturers of military navigation equipment. He refuses to sleep in the same place twice. He meets no one. Hollis Henry has been told to find him. "Pattern Recognition" was a bestseller on every list of every major newspaper in the country, reaching #4 on the "New York Times" list. It was also a "BookSense" top ten pick, a "WordStock" bestseller, a best book of the year for "Publishers Weekly," the "Los Angeles Times," "Newsday," and the "Economist," and a "Washington Post" "rave." "Spook Country" is the perfect follow-up to "Pattern Recognition," which was called by "TheWashington Post" (among many glowing reviews), "One of the first authentic and vital novels of the twenty-first century."

Chevette rides as a courier, banging her paper laminate-framed bike through the streets of a future 'Frisco - she lives for it. On an impulse, she's risked everything; stolen a pair of sunglasses from some jerk. No ordinary shades, either: loaded with super-sensitive data, they could decide the destiny of the entire city. Rydell is working for Mr Warbaby, who has been hired to recover the glasses. But Rydell is none too sure that he likes his new employment opportunity; with SFPD Homicide involved, an abandoned bridge populated by freaks and misfits, and some weirdness involving the Republic of Desire and a 'Death Star', it's turning out to be a very strange and dangerous scene indeed ...

A clever, cutting edge and utterly original thriller, which sold 9,000 in hardback and 13,500 in trade paperback. Combines political intrigue with a look at the nature of the media, espionage and America post 9/11 and post Iraq War. From the author of many sci-fi novels including "Neuromancer" and "Pattern Recognition". 'Very entertaining' "Independent On Sunday"

Hollis Henry, ex cantante pop, ahora trabaja de periodista. Una revista poco común llamada Node le encarga a Hollis que localice a Bobby Chombo, un artista multimedia creador de un fascinante artilugio mezcla de GPS y generador de hologramas. El problema es que Bobby tambien hace algunos trabajos para los militares. Y por eso, nunca duerme dos veces en el mismo lugar. Y no quiere conocer a nadie. Mucho menos a Hollis. Tito, un cubano de raices chinas, se dedica a delicadas y complejas operaciones de espionaje y transferencia de informacion. Ahora acaba de recibir una nueva mision, tan peligrosa que tendra que dejar su casa, empezar una nueva vida en otra parte y posiblemente no volver a ver a su familia nunca mas. Milgrim es un adicto a las drogas de diseño. Ademas, es un gran conocedor del idioma ruso. Milgrim esta en manos de Brown, un hombre misterioso que lo tiene secuestrado y lo utiliza para sus propios fines; Milgrim no sabe cuales son esos fines, pero sospecha que detras hay intrincadas redes de espionaje militar. William Gibson, el padre del cyberpunk, conecta a todos estos personajes en una trama adictiva que es tanto el mas fascinante de los tecno-thrillers como un revelador alegato sobre la vida en el vertiginoso, caotico e inquietante mundo de hoy.

Case era el mejor vaquero del ciberespacio: se ganaba la vida robando información y traspasando defensas electrónicas. Pero cometió el error de traicionar a la gente equivocada y como castigo dañaron su sistema nervioso con una toxina que extinguio su talento micron a micron. Desterrado del ciberespacio y prisionero en la carcel de su cuerpo fisico, Case coquetea con la muerte en los suburbios ultratecnologicos. Hasta que se ve envuelto en un peligroso plan de objetivo desconocido que le ofrece una segunda oportunidad, y una cura, a cambio de un precio... La obra pionera del Cyberpunk, que catapultaria a William Gibson al exito, llega a la coleccion Bibliotecas de Autor.

The computer age has arrived a century ahead of time with Charles Babbage''s perfection of his Analytical Engine. The Industrial Revolution, supercharged by the development [...]

William Gibson returns with his first novel since 2010s New York Timesbestselling Zero History.Where Flynne and her brother, Burton, live, jobs outside the drug business are rare. Fortunately, Burton has his veterans benefits, for neural damage he suffered from implants during his time in the USMCs elite Haptic Recon force. Then one night Burton has to go out, but theres a job hes supposed to doa job Flynne didnt know he had. Beta-testing part of a new game, he tells her. The job seems to be simple: work a perimeter around the image of a tower building. Little buglike things turn up. Hes supposed to get in their way, edge them back. Thats all there is to it. Hes offering Flynne a good price to take over for him. What she sees, though, isnt what Burton told her to expect. It might be a game, but it might also be murder.