Pattern Recognition

Part-detective story, part-cultural snapshot . . . all bound by Gibsons pin-sharp proseArena

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THE FIRST NOVEL IN THE BLUE ANT TRILIOGY - READ ZERO HISTORY AND SPOOK COUNTRY FOR MORE

Cayce Pollard has a new job. Shes been offered a special project: track down the makers of an addictive online film thats lighting up the internet. Hunting the source will take her to Tokyo and Moscow and put her in the sights of Japanese hackers and Russian Mafia. Shes up against those who want to control the film, to own it - who figure breaking the law is just another business strategy.

The kind of people who relish turning the hunter into the hunted . . .

A gripping spy thriller by William Gibson, bestselling author of Neuromancer. Part prophesy, part satire, Pattern Recognition skewers the absurdity of modern life with the lightest and most engaging of touches. Readers of Neal Stephenson, Ray Bradbury and Iain M. Banks wont be able to put this book down.

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Fast, witty and cleverly politicizedGuardian

A big novel, full of bold ideas . . . races along like an expert thrillerGQ

Dangerously hip. Its dialogue and characterization will amaze you. A wonderfully detailed, reckless journey of espionage and liesUSA Today

A compelling, humane story with a sympathetic heroine searching for meaning and consolation in a post-everything worldDaily Telegraph

Electric, profound. Gibsons descriptions of Tokyo, Russia and London are surreally spot-onFinancial Times