William Gibson’s first novel, Neuromancer, won the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award, and the Philip K. Dick Award. He is the New York Times bestselling author of Count Zero, Burning Chrome, Mona Lisa Overdrive, Virtual Light, Idoru, All Tomorrow’s Parties, Pattern Recognition, Spook Country, Zero History, Distrust That Particular Flavor, and The Peripheral. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, with his wife.
“One of the most astute and entertaining commentators on our
astonishing, chaotic present.”—The Washington Post Book World
“I forget that in addition to being a major novelist (Zero History,
Neuromancer, etc.), he’s one of the best essayists and critical
observers currently operating within our sociocultural sphere. This
is his first essay collection, and it’s messed up how good it is:
raw, weird, honest, smart.”—Lev Grossman, Time Entertainment
“Exquisitely written, done to a turn with both insight and that
unmistakable prose that is just shy of spectacular....This is a
fine and even essential complement to the Gibson canon, and a
delight to read.”—BoingBoing.net
“Though he’s often lauded as a big-picture man, these pieces make
one thing clear: He’s even better with the little details.”—A.V.
Club
“[Gibson’s] new collection of nonfiction shows that his secret
strong suit is with the here and the now.”—Los Angeles Times
“The most startling pieces here crackle with his excitement at
discovering some unexpected aspect of the new.”—The Globe and Mail
(Canada)
“A breezy, engaging read.”—The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“Potent...elegant prose.”—The Seattle Times
"One of the most astute and entertaining commentators on our
astonishing, chaotic present."-The Washington Post Book
World
"I forget that in addition to being a major novelist (Zero
History, Neuromancer, etc.), he's one of the best
essayists and critical observers currently operating within our
sociocultural sphere. This is his first essay collection, and it's
messed up how good it is: raw, weird, honest, smart."-Lev Grossman,
Time Entertainment
"Exquisitely written, done to a turn with both insight and that
unmistakable prose that is just shy of spectacular....This is a
fine and even essential complement to the Gibson canon, and a
delight to read."-BoingBoing.net
"Though he's often lauded as a big-picture man, these pieces make
one thing clear: He's even better with the little details."-A.V.
Club
"[Gibson's] new collection of nonfiction shows that his secret
strong suit is with the here and the now."-Los Angeles
Times
"The most startling pieces here crackle with his excitement at
discovering some unexpected aspect of the new."-The Globe and
Mail (Canada)
"A breezy, engaging read."-The Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel
"Potent...elegant prose."-The Seattle Times
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