{"product_id":"spook-country-9780425221419","title":"Spook Country","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe \"cool and scary\"(\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller from the author of \u003ci\u003ePattern Recognition\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNeuromancer\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003espook (spo͞ok) n.: A specter; a ghost. Slang for \"intelligence agent.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e country (ˈkən-trē) n.: In the mind or in reality. The World. The United States of America, New Improved Edition. What lies before you. What lies behind.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e spook country (spo͞ok ˈkən-trē) n.: The place where we all have landed, few by choice. The place we are learning to live.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hollis Henry is a journalist, on investigative assignment for a magazine called \u003ci\u003eNode\u003c\/i\u003e, which doesn't exist yet. Bobby Chombo apparently does exist, as a producer. But in his day job, Bobby is a troubleshooter for military navigation equipment. He refuses to sleep in the same place twice. He meets no one. And Hollis Henry has been told to find him... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A devastatingly precise reflection of the American zeitgeist.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\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 Philip K. Dick Memorial Award, and the Nebula Award in 1984. He is also the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCount Zero\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMona Lisa Overdrive\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Burning Chrome\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVirtual Light\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIdoru\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAll Tomorrow's Parties\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Pattern 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 \/ Nal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50514155405586,"sku":"9780425221419","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_060d76d3-28de-4c1a-999c-d93ad508781a.jpg?v=1730974098","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/spook-country-9780425221419","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}