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In his latest novel, Spook Country, William Gibson takes another step away from science fiction, yet continues his cyberpunk themes. Widely hailed as the soothsayer of cyberspace, up until 2005?Äôs Pattern Recognition, Gibson?Äôs works were always set in a morally decadent future, laid to waste by rampant technology and corporate encroachment. Continuing down the side street veered onto in Pattern Recognition, Spook Country is like a spy novel, but without official ties to any espionage entities. Set in a contemporary time frame, Gibson?Äôs tale moves along three seemingly unrelated concurrent storylines. All gets neatly wound together at the end, but the ride is interesting as Gibson?Äôs command of narrative style prods the reader?Äôs visual imagination into overdrive. Based on commentary available at the author?Äôs website (see below), Gibson wanted to make a statement about how the tools and techniques formerly only available to intelligence concerns were being used for private enterprises. A character from Pattern Recognition is utilized once more in this one. Always able to spot the latest trends, Gibson uses some technological extrapolation to present the virtual location art form.

To get an inside view of the words and world of William Gibson, please visit his website:

http://www.williamgibsonbooks.com/

A little bit more about the author:
William Gibson was a Vietnam war-era draft dodger who moved to Canada and later was part of the presidential amnesty decree. Gibson still resides in Vancouver, BC.

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