{"product_id":"virtual-light-9780553566062","title":"Virtual Light","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003e2005: Welcome to NoCal and SoCal, the uneasy sister-states of what used to be California\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe millennium has come and gone, leaving in its wake only stunned survivors. In Los Angeles, Berry Rydell is a former armed-response rentacop now working for a bounty hunter. Chevette Washington is a bicycle messenger turned pickpocket who impulsively snatches a pair of innocent-looking sunglasses. But these are no ordinary shades. What you can see through these high-tech specs can make you rich--or get you killed. Now Berry and Chevette are on the run, zeroing in on the digitalized heart of DatAmerica, where pure information is the greatest high. And a mind can be a terrible thing to crash. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eVirtual Light\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Both exhilarating and terrifying . . . Although considered the master of 'cyberpunk' science fiction, William Gibson is also one fine suspense writer.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A stunner . . . A terrifically stylish burst of kick-butt imagination.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Convincing . . . frightening . . . \u003ci\u003eVirtual Light\u003c\/i\u003e is written with a sense of craft, a sense of humor and a sense of the ultimate seriousness of the problems it explores.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In the emerging pop culture of the information age, Gibson is the brightest star.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe San Diego Union-Tribune\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 is credited with having coined the term \"cyberspace\" and having envisioned both the Internet and virtual reality before either existed. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eNeuromancer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCount Zero\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMona Lisa Overdrive\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBurning Chrome\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":"Random House Worlds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50888296890642,"sku":"9780553566062","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_95cf7de9-f9d9-4e52-acdf-396dc9476243.jpg?v=1738153207","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/virtual-light-9780553566062","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}