Name: Zero History
ISBN: 9780399156823

William Gibson

Former rock singer Hollis Henry has lost a lot of money in the crash, which means she can't turn down the offer of a job from Hubertus Bigend, sinister Belgian proprietor of mysterious ad agency Blue Ant. Milgrim is working for Bigend too.

Zero History

Former hit singer Hollis is down on her luck after the Crash and can't turn down the offer of a job again from mysterious global ad agency, Blue Ant. Stanley Milgrim, ex-addict freshly out of an expensive rehab paid for by Blue Ant-founder Hubertus Bigend, is also on the payroll. Bigend wants them to do some discreet research on an a secret, obscurely fashionable denim. It may not matter that they know nothing about fashion - but it does matter, at least to them, when bullets start to fly and they realize that Bigend's business obsession is leading them down a dangerous path.Set among London's dark and tangled streets, Zero History is a brilliant thriller about the webs and networks of the new century.

Like the other entries in the series, it's a book about people and things trying to be cool. Some readers will probably think it's lame. I mostly thought it was ... cool. Also, it's basically reading a video game. 

Frederik De Bosschere

Luke Kanies

Everything recent by Gibson has been amazing, and this is no exception. It takes place in a perfectly boring modern day, but somehow appears to be a futuristic story.

Lovro Oreskovic

John Manoogian III

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Traci Wilbanks

Marc Dabringhaus

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Chuck D'Antonio

Patrick Hof

Former rock singer Hollis Henry has lost a lot of money in the crash, which means she can't turn down the offer of a job from Hubertus Bigend, sinister Belgian proprietor of mysterious ad agency Blue Ant. Milgrim is working for Bigend too. Bigend admires the ex-addict's linguistic skills and street knowledge so much that he's even paid for his costly rehab. So together Hollis and Milgrim are at the front line of Bigend's attempts to get a slice of the military budget, and they gradually realize he has some very dangerous competitors. Which is not a great thought when you don't much trust your boss either. Gibson's new novel, set largely in London, spookily captures the paranoia and fear of our post-Crash times.

Zero History

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