Pattern Recognition. Ghostland. Zero Dossier.
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William Gibson achieved fame with his Cyberspace trilogy (Neuromancer, Count Zero, Mona Lisa Overdrive), which became the cornerstone of cyberpunk and defined modern literature for decades to come. But the genre revolutionary quickly found the confines of any genre too restrictive. His collaboration with Bruce Sterling on the steampunk epic The Difference Engine was followed by The Bridge Trilogy, set in a kind of alternate present, and The Blue Ant Trilogy (published under a single cover for the first time in this volume), as well as the novels The Peripherals (the basis for the television series of the same name) and Agent of Influence.
In the novel "Pattern Recognition," market expert Case Pollard, with an inimitable flair for trademark design, suffers from a unique mental disorder: obsessive advertising and brand symbols trigger her attacks of fear. But Case's main purpose in life lies in discussing film clips that an anonymous author regularly uploads online. Things take an unexpected turn when Case is tasked with finding the author of the clips, which have garnered a cult following...
In "Ghostland," virtual reality has been replaced by locative reality, allowing virtual elements to be linked to specific locations in real space. Is this art destined to change the world, or a deadly undertaking by a handful of madmen? In "Zero Profile," the heroine of "Ghostland," Hollis Henry—a former rock singer turned journalist—once again finds herself in the crosshairs of Hubert Bigend, a visionary advertising magnate, and his agency, Blue Ant. Bigend has discovered that someone is using viral marketing more cleverly and effectively than Bigend himself, and he tasks Hollis with finding the elusive designer of the secret brand "Gabriel Hounds"...
In the novel "Pattern Recognition," market expert Case Pollard, with an inimitable flair for trademark design, suffers from a unique mental disorder: obsessive advertising and brand symbols trigger her attacks of fear. But Case's main purpose in life lies in discussing film clips that an anonymous author regularly uploads online. Things take an unexpected turn when Case is tasked with finding the author of the clips, which have garnered a cult following...
In "Ghostland," virtual reality has been replaced by locative reality, allowing virtual elements to be linked to specific locations in real space. Is this art destined to change the world, or a deadly undertaking by a handful of madmen? In "Zero Profile," the heroine of "Ghostland," Hollis Henry—a former rock singer turned journalist—once again finds herself in the crosshairs of Hubert Bigend, a visionary advertising magnate, and his agency, Blue Ant. Bigend has discovered that someone is using viral marketing more cleverly and effectively than Bigend himself, and he tasks Hollis with finding the elusive designer of the secret brand "Gabriel Hounds"...
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