{"product_id":"william-gibson-agency-2020-hardback","title":"William Gibson: Agency [2020] hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eTOP TEN NOVEL FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF\u003ci\u003e NEUROMANCER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Dazzling, astoundingly inventive' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWild, richly satisfying'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Terrific' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e_______________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSan Francisco, 2017. Clinton's in the White House, Brexit never happened - and Verity Jane's got herself a new job.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey call Verity 'the app-whisperer,' and she's just been hired by a shadowy start-up to evaluate a pair-of-glasses-cum-digital-assistant called Eunice. Only Eunice has other ideas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePretty soon, Verity knows that Eunice is smarter than anyone she's ever met, conceals some serious capabilities and is profoundly paranoid \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e which is just as well since suddenly some bad people are after Verity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, in a post-apocalyptic London a century from now, PR fixer Wilf Netherton is tasked by all-seeing policewoman Ainsley Lowbeer with interfering in the alternative past in which Verity and Eunice exist. It appears something nasty is about to happen there - and fixing it will require not only Eunice's unique human-AI skillset but also a little help from the future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA future which Verity soon fears may never be . . .\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e_______________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'One of the most influential writers around...with Gibson's trademark panache, the story rattles along with great pace and suspense' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of our greatest science-fiction writers'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A sensual, remarkably visual ride, vigorous with displays of conceptual imagination and humour' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Among our most fascinating novelists'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gibson is a prophet and a satirist, a black comedian and an astounding architect of cool'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the most visionary, original, and quietly influential writers currently working' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'His eye for the eerie in the everyday still lends events an otherworldly sheen'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Engaging, thought-provoking and delightful... [Gibson] can always be counted on to show us our contemporary milieu rendered magical by his unique insights, and a future rendered inhabitable by his wild yet disciplined imagination'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gibson blurs the line between real and speculative technology in a fast-paced thriller that will affirm to readers that it was well worth the wait'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Typically visionary, yet plausible and thrilling too'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e I Paper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'If you're one of those who sees Gibson as a visionary, it's time to be scared - the scenarios he's playing with here don't make for comfort reading' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSFX magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gibson, William","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":53303397155155,"sku":"XV80241237212","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"New","offer_id":53303397187923,"sku":"9780241237212","price":27.13,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/gibson-william-william-gibson-agency-2020-hardback-1228440331.jpg?v=1774129597","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/william-gibson-agency-2020-hardback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}