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Zero History Hardcover – September 7, 2010

by William Gibson (Author)

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The iconic visionary returns with his first new novel since the New York Times bestseller Spook Country.

Whatever you do, because you are an artist, will bring you to the next thing of your own...

When she sang for The Curfew, Hollis Henry's face was known worldwide. She still runs into people who remember the poster. Unfortunately, in the post-crash economy, cult memorabilia doesn't pay the rent, and right now she's a journalist in need of a job. The last person she wants to work for is Hubertus Bigend, twisted genius of global marketing; but there's no way to tell an entity like Bigend that you want nothing more to do with him. That simply brings you more firmly to his attention.

Milgrim is clean, drug-free for the first time in a decade. It took eight months in a clinic in Basel. Fifteen complete changes of his blood. Bigend paid for all that. Milgrim's idiomatic Russian is superb, and he notices things. Meanwhile no one notices Milgrim. That makes him worth every penny, though it cost Bigend more than his cartel-grade custom-armored truck.

The culture of the military has trickled down to the street- Bigend knows that, and he'll find a way to take a cut. What surprises him though is that someone else seems to be on top of that situation in a way that Bigend associates only with himself. Bigend loves staring into the abyss of the global market; he's just not used to it staring back.

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Hardcover: 416 pages
Publisher: Putnam Adult (September 7, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0399156828
ISBN-13: 978-0399156823
Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 1.3 x 9.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (183 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #622,936 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1902 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Political
- #1943 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > Hard Science Fiction
- #1959 in Books > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Thrillers & Suspense > Spies & Politics > Political

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Thoughts on Zero History by William Gibson

By webhawk50 on May 10, 2014

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I've just finished reading Zero History by William Gibson for the third time. I've been giving it a lot of thought.I got hooked on William Gibson starting with Neuromancer all the way through his Bridge and Sprawl trilogies, and now what is loosely referred to as the Blue Ant Trilogy (which is sometimes referred to as the Bigend Trilogy) consisting of Pattern Recognition, Spook Country and Zero History. One of my favorite characters in all literature, Milgrim, was introduced in Spook Country and becomes a fascinating key character in Zero History as well, but I'm getting ahead of myself already.

So let me address Zero History specifically. The entire Bigend series has been an extreme, and I would guess, very deliberate departure from the previous Gibson dystopian-based books such as Neutomancer and the Bridge and Sprawl Trilogies. Those were all great books to be sure. Zero History is, plot wise, a real puzzler for many Gibson fans. There is the sense by many that Gibson has "lost his way" and perhaps even grown "contemptuous" of his own readership; the very ones that made his name famous. I'm really not sure what his motivation has been in writing these books and quite frankly, I don't care. Gibson's writing skills are such that Zero History still represents the same brilliance as his previous works. I've watched a couple of interviews of Gibson and he rambles on in such a manner and at such length that it is hard to follow his reasoning as far as his own writing process goes. When Gibson speaks of his own writing style he seems to be saying that he doesn't really start off with any specific plot or work on any of that beforehand but he says he allows the narrative that takes place as he writes to move the story forward (if I understood him correctly).Read more ›

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Gibson at his best

By Barry Melius on April 29, 2015

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Don't give out 5 stars for published reviews,but this was close. Starts out slow,building,building and then the last quarter accelerates rapidly and the chase is afoot as they say. Rereading it for the 'nth time I am still moved by the grace and beauty of Gibson's writing. Along with a very few other gifted authors like le Carre he shows what the English language is capable of in the right hands. Possibly the best book Gibson has written and possibly the best book I have read. Ready to read it again.

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Easily the worst part of this book is the character's ...

By L_T on May 6, 2015

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Easily the worst part of this book is the character's stubborn refusal to be even slightly pleased with anything. The characters come across as nothing more than wealthy hipsters traipsing about London and Paris with unlimited bank accounts. Even without financial stress or the real drive to get *anything* done, they still seem deeply unhappy with just about everything. By the end of the book it's pretty grating.

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Longest read ever for me

By real7a on February 27, 2015

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Looks like this #book appeared the longest read ever for me: 2+ years %) It's pretty special and well written as usual by Gibson, no time at all and pretty complicated language are to blame I guess %) #scifi #ebook

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not sure why the fashion industry should be the setting ...

By william lowrey on June 4, 2015

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not sure why the fashion industry should be the setting for a sort of thriller. i expected more sci-fi / cyberpunk.

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Big Gibson fan!

By Amazon Customer on April 15, 2015

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I am a long time Gibson fan starting with Neuromancer!! So I thought zero history was fun!

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Great Story with Engaging Characters

By David K. Wilder on March 28, 2015

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This is the final book in the Blue Ant trilogy and the latest novel that Gibson has published to date. I found "Zero History" to be a great story, flush with an exciting plot development and engaging characters. I was extremely happy with the novel, especially after the lackluster "Spook Country". I would definitely recommend this novel to someone who is interested in science fiction or William Gibson.

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Definitely not Neuromancer

By Amazon Customer on November 13, 2014

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Pointless drivel. I remember reading rather more interesting stuff back in the 1990's from the author, but this was a chore to wade through. Maybe I have Zero interest in the themes. Secret brands and other fashion BS like that have Zero appeal. The courier thing was pretty lame too as Neal Stephenson did that to death in "Snow Crash". Anyway, Bangkok couriers are way ahead of London couriers any day of the week in terms of grit and getting things done in a bedlam of gridlock.

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