Count Zero

Synopsis

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? Potent and heady.? ?Philadelphia Daily News An intriguing cast of characters and a tough, glitzy image of computer consciousness and the future of mankind.? ?Richmond Times-Dispatch Count Zero shares with Neuromancer that novel's stunning use of language, breakneck pacing, technological innovation, and gritty brand-name realism.? ?Fantasy Review William Gibson's prose, astonishing in its clarity and skill, becomes high-tech electric poetry.? ?Bruce Sterling Suspense, action?a lively story?a sophisticated version of the sentient computer, a long way from the old models that were simply out to Rule the World.? ?Locus