Count Zero

William Gibson

Apr 1987 · Sprawl Trilogy Book 2 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

William Gibson continues the visionary Sprawl Trilogy that began with Neuromancer in this frighteningly probable parable of the future.

A corporate mercenary wakes in a reconstructed body, a beautiful woman by his side. Then Hosaka Corporation reactivates him, for a mission more dangerous than the one he’s recovering from: to get a defecting chief of R&D—and the biochip he’s perfected—out intact. But this proves to be of supreme interest to certain other parties—some of whom aren’t remotely human....

Ratings and reviews

Clever enuff to hold my interest. Enjoyed the elements of biotech and voodoo. Satisfied to find out what happened to the A.I.

Not quite as great as the original, Count Zero nonetheless builds upon Neuromancer in meaningful ways, and expands upon the world and storylines of the trilogy.

so difficult to get into a character and chapter when the author insists on a new scene and character every chapter. never learn anything about what happened to a character because I forgot what happened four chapters ago and now you've finally tried to reintroduce a scene.

About the author

William Gibson’s first novel, Neuromancer, won the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award, and the Philip K. Dick Award. He is the New York Times bestselling author of Count Zero, Burning Chrome, Mona Lisa Overdrive, Virtual Light, Idoru, All Tomorrow’s Parties, Pattern Recognition, Spook Country, Zero History, Distrust That Particular Flavor, The Peripheral, and Agency. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, with his wife.