Virtual Light

Bridge Trilogy, #1

by William Gibson

Paperback, 298 pages

English language

Published Aug. 1, 1994 by Penguin Books.

ISBN:: 978-0-14-015772-7

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‘Chevette never stole things, or anyway not from other people, and definitely not when she was working.’

So how's she going to explain the sunglasses? And not just any sunglasses, but this one, very special, very expensive pair, loaded with the data that threaten to utterly transform her city of San Francisco, State of Northern California, in the year 2005.

‘Chevette never stole things, or anyway not from other people, and definitely not when she was working.’

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Julie R reviewed Virtual Light by William Gibson (Bridge Trilogy, #1)

sweet spot of storytelling

5 stars

I just sank right into this. I love what Gibson does with character--how he uses the absurdity of reality to make fiction feel authentic. This one has a serious case of McGuffin-itis, but I didn't care because I just wanted to keep hearing Gibson's version of people and place in my head.

Garrett reviewed Virtual Light by William Gibson (Bridge Trilogy, #1)

Review of 'Virtual light' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Not peak Gibson but it was still a lot of fun. Has a fun merge of two different and interesting characters that cross in an exciting clash. The world building of Gibson is always lively and the wording concise with clever descriptions.

A bummer that the audiobook is typically unavailable, although I'm still aiming to finish this trilogy by the end of the year.