{"product_id":"idoru-9780425158647","title":"Idoru","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"The best novel William Gibson has ever written about the world we're entering daily. \u003ci\u003eNeuromancer\u003c\/i\u003e made Gibson famous; \u003ci\u003eIdoru\u003c\/i\u003e cements that fame.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e21st century Tokyo, after the millennial quake. Neon rain. Light everywhere blowing under any door you might try to close. Where the New Buildings, the largest in the world, erect themselves unaided, their slow rippling movements like the contractions of a sea-creature...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eColin Laney is here looking for work. He is an intuitive fisher for patterns of information, the \"signature\" an individual creates simply by going about the business of living. But Laney knows how to sift for the dangerous bits. Which makes him useful--to certain people. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Chia McKenzie is here on a rescue mission. She's fourteen. Her idol is the singer Rez, of the band Lo\/Rez. When the Seattle chapter of the Lo\/Rez fan club decided that he might be in trouble in Tokyo, they sent Chia to check it out. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Rei Toei is the \u003ci\u003eidoru\u003c\/i\u003e--the beautiful, entirely virtual media star adored by all Japan. Rez has declared that he will marry her. This is the rumor that has brought Chia to Tokyo. True or not, the \u003ci\u003eidoru\u003c\/i\u003e and the powerful interests surrounding her are enough to put all their lives in danger...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Gibson\u003c\/b\u003e's first novel, \u003ci\u003eNeuromancer\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award, and the Philip K. Dick Award. He is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCount Zero\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBurning Chrome\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMona Lisa Overdrive\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVirtual Light\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIdoru\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAll Tomorrow's Parties\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePattern Recognition\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpook Country\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eZero History\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDistrust That Particular Flavor\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Peripheral\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, with his wife.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Berkley Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50725296537874,"sku":"9780425158647","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_092834c7-c763-446a-b17c-66e28b56d15a.jpg?v=1734824245","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/idoru-9780425158647","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}