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Apr 19, 2025 12:55 AM

Author:William Gibson

Idoru

Idoru - a gripping techno-thriller by William Gibson, bestselling author of Neuromancer

'Fast, witty and cleverly politicized' Guardian

Tokyo, post-event:

After an attack of scruples, Colin Laney's skipped out on his former employer Slitscan - avoiding the rash of media lawyers sent his way - and taken a job for the outfit managing Japanese rock duo, Lo/Rez. Rez has announced he's going to marry an 'idoru' by the name of Rei Toi - she exists only in virtual reality - and this creates complications that Laney, a net runner, is supposed to sort out. But when Chai, part of Lo/Rez's fan club, turns up unaware that she's carrying illegal nanoware for the Russian Kombinat, Laney's scruples nudge him towards trouble all over again. And this time lawyers'll be the least of his worries . . .

William Gibson is a prophet and a satirist, a black comedian and an outstanding architect of cool. Readers of Neal Stephenson, Ray Bradbury and Iain M. Banks will love this book. Idoru is the second novel in the Bridge trilogy - read Virtual Light and All Tomorrow's Parties for more.

'Sharp, fast, bright . . . a must' Arena

'A classic technothriller . . . lean, evocative, tense' Wired

'Luxuriate in prose simultaneously as hard and laconic as Elmore Leonard's and as glacially poetic as JG. Ballard's . . . an exhilarating ride' New Statesman

William Gibson's first novel Neuromancer has sold more than six million copies worldwide. In an earlier story he had invented the term 'cyberspace'; a concept he developed in the novel, creating an iconography for the Information Age long before the invention of the Internet. The book won three major literary prizes. He has since written nine further novels including Count Zero; Mona Lisa Overdrive; The Difference Engine; Virtual Light; Idoru; All Tomorrow's Parties; Pattern Recognition; Spook Country and most recently Zero History. He is also the author of Distrust That Particular Flavor, a collection of non-fiction writing.

Reviews

Grips the breader from the start with the constant threat of imminent danger, though it is not a conventional thriller, mainly avoiding violence or melodrama and making the nightmare ordinary

—— John Spurling , The Sunday Times

Black, gripping and superbly told

—— The Times

This is his 19th novel and - against some hot competition - one of his very best

—— Independent

A carefully thought-out picture of a bleak future that works as a critique of the present

—— Guardian

Once again, Edric shows himself to be one of Britain's finest storytellers

—— Good Book Guide

Edric's story grips the reader from the start

—— The Sunday Times

A superb exploration of what could happen. Gripping from beginning to end

—— Bookbag.co.uk

Intensely moving. Both entertaining and deeply serious

—— Evening Standard

An enjoyable, solid, gothic fantasy offering

—— fantasybookreviews.co.uk

Hugely enjoyable and highly recommended.

—— lovevampires.com

a literal fairytale romance which keeps you gripped until the very end.

—— xrebelangelx.blogspot.com

A lovely book, beautiful to look at and a captivating story. Goodman has a superb way of drawing you into her world, the magic within is subtle, enchanting enough to weave a spell over the reader without causing you to suspend belief.

—— wordandpiece.wordpress.com
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