Author:William Gibson
'Part-detective story, part-cultural snapshot . . . all bound by Gibson's pin-sharp prose' Arena
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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. She's been offered a special project: track down the makers of an addictive online film that's 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. She's 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 won't be able to put this book down.
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'Fast, witty and cleverly politicized' Guardian
'A big novel, full of bold ideas . . . races along like an expert thriller' GQ
'Dangerously hip. Its dialogue and characterization will amaze you. A wonderfully detailed, reckless journey of espionage and lies' USA Today
'A compelling, humane story with a sympathetic heroine searching for meaning and consolation in a post-everything world' Daily Telegraph
'Electric, profound. Gibson's descriptions of Tokyo, Russia and London are surreally spot-on' Financial Times
The novel is an absorbing display of craftsmanship, with the transition from the initial theatrical milieu to the Hitchcockian finale accomplished with typical deftness
—— Sunday TimesAn exquisitely crafted tale of dirty dealings among nice English provincial families, this time revolving around a dangerous chemical factory. Goddard is the most idiosyncratic writer around, a wholly English institution with an unmistakable flavour, like cyanide cucumber sandwiches
—— The TimesPages seldom turn more quickly then when you are reading Goddard's latest
—— Yorkshire Evening PostTwists in the plot come thick and fast
—— GuardianGripping
—— Publishers WeeklyGripping historic mystery
—— OKA story that is both moving and magical
—— Northern EchoThe freshest and most thorough portrait of Gabaldon's multifaceted leading man . . . Deftly written, pleasantly concise
—— Kirkus ReviewsGabaldon is a born storyteller
—— Los Angeles Daily NewsHistory comes deliciously alive on the page
—— New York Daily News