Spook Country
William Gibson
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Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Penguin
Publisher Place: Uk
Publisher Year: 2008
Edition: First Edition
Description: 369 pages. Book is in general good condition. There is some light reading wear present, but still a presentable copy.
Publishers Description: Among our most fascinating novelists ... unmissable Daily Telegraph------- THE SECOND NOVEL IN THE BLUE ANT TRILIOGY - READ PATTERN RECOGNITION AND ZERO HISTORY FOR MORE In New York, a young Cuban called Tito is passing iPods to a mysterious old man. Such activities do not go unnoticed, however, in these early days of the War on Terror, and Titos movements are being tracked. Meanwhile, in LA, journalist Hollis Henry is on the trail of Bobby Chombo, who appears to know too much about military systems for his own good. With Bobby missing and the trail cold, Hollis digs deeper and is drawn into the final moves of a chilling game . . . A gripping spy thriller by William Gibson, bestselling author of Neuromancer. Part prophesy, part satire, Spook Country skewers the absurdity of modern life with the lightest and most engaging of touches. Readers of Neal Stephenson, Ray Bradbury and Iain M. Banks wont be able to put this book down. ------- A cool, sophisticated thriller Financial Times Superb, brilliant. A compulsive and deeply intelligent literary thriller New Statesman A neat, up-to-the-minute spy thriller Metro
ISBN: 9780141016719
(206987)