352 pages
English language
Published April 19, 1994
California, the not so distant future. Berry, ex-cop/private security, looking to just make ends meet. Chevette, a young bicycle messanger. A murder, a secret missing, and a murderer closing in on Chevette. Berry is the only thing standing between him and Chevette. Can he keep her alive long enough to figure why, and how to stop it? Multi-national corporations, reality tv, a world gone just a bit more ragged than our own. Murder, mystery, real people just trying to get by or survive another day in an harsh world. Big dome private communities and shanty towns built on the discarded remains of a bridge we all know. High tech meets duct tape and superglue. With his unique style and flair, Gibson spins a tale set in a world just to the left of ours.
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.
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.
