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Spook Country - William Gibson

Description: ISBN 0425221415 / Author: William Gibson / Genre: Crime / Thriller / Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group

Newest Review: ... art in question is brought to life by a hacker Bobby Chombo, sought by the artists who want their digital images to appear in ... more

... exact positions to recreate old events or bring fantasy into the reality. Bobby never sleeps in the same GPS grid square twice and apart from suspending (digital) images of flying squids in (real) Tokyo streets, he has a hand in tracking a mysterious container that has been travelling on the high seas for months. Tito's family have been trained as spies and forgers in Cuba, and make good use of these skills and protocols, mixed with Yoruba spirituality mixed with Zen-like systema for controlling the body. Tito's b...more

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Spook Country - William Gibson: GPS Speculation (755 words)
by - written on 01/02/08 (Very useful, 59 readings)
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"Spook Country" takes place in the same universe as Gibson's excellent Pattern Recognition, and the Blue Ant agency with its mover and shaker Hubertus Bigend who moved stealthily behind scenes in that novel figures prominently in this one as well. Thus, comparisons are almost inevitable. I have to say that I liked the new offering significantly less, although it's still a very enjoyable read, especially for a fan. "Spook Country" brings the virtual reality (or something closely resembling that) out of the confines of the cyber and into the realspace. Instead of VR there is a seamless blend of digital images and physical space, anchored ... Read the complete review