Pattern recognition, the first book in the series, was written in the immediate aftermath of 911, and gibsons abandonment of the fictional future seemed driven by something like. The main characters of this science fiction, fiction story are hubertus bigend, cayce pollard. He has written for the xfiles on two episodes with tom maddox. This kind of technology would be quite at home in william gibsons new novel, pattern recognition.
January 2003 william gibson, the influential science fiction author who coined the term cyberspace and created the character johnny mnemonic, has moved closer in his recent work to writing about the present day. Neil gaiman, author of american godsone of the first authentic and vital novels of the 21st century. Pattern recognition a pulsating technothriller by william gibson, bestselling author of neuromancer. Herbertus bigend, pattern recognitionpattern recognition is the story of an eccentric trend spotter, cayce pollard, and her mission to find the latest viral videos clips attracting a cultlike appeal. Cayce pollard is an expensive, spookily intuitive american design consultant with an international reputation. Set in august and september 2002, the story follows cayce pollard. Pattern recognition is a novel by science fiction writer william gibson published in 2003.
Pattern recognition by william gibson books the guardian. The washington post book world the accolades and acclaim are. Although all the novels seem to share a common universe, this work does not include any characters from the previous stories and, indeed, is set in the very near future, which might now be the past. Oh, no, those futures are now, and here gibson concerns himself with our chaotic present, a present in which there is as one character cynically. An untrustworthy corporate spiv, a resourceful heroine and mortal souls. Pattern recognition blue ant trilogy, book 1 by william gibson book cover, description, publication history.
William gibson, branded as a sciencefiction writer neuromancer his bestknown book, tries his hand in pattern recognition at london. Beginning his writing career in the late 1970s, his early works were noir, nearfuture stories that explored the effects of technology, cybernetics, and computer networks on humansa combination of lowlife. Neil gaiman, author of american gods one of the first. Pattern recognition is the first novel in the blue ant trilogy read spook country and zero history for more. Pattern recognition blue ant by gibson, william and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Readers of neal stephenson, ray bradbury and iain m.
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In pattern recognition, william gibson changes focus from the nottoodistant future of his slick, influential sf novels to a netwise vision of strangeness just hours or minutes from the present talented, vulnerable heroine cayce pollard is an adept coolhunter with an intuitive gift for telling whether any image or logo will be a commercial flop. The washington post book world the accolades and acclaim are endless for william gibson s coasttocoast bestseller. Pattern recognition is william gibsons first novel since all tomorrows parties 1999, which concluded the trilogy that began with virtual light 1993 and continued with idoru 1996. The book peaked at number four on the new york times best seller list, was nominated for the 2003 british science fiction association award. Pattern recognition by william gibson, 9780425198681, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Set in august and september 2002, the story follows cayce pollard, a 32yearold marketing consultant who has a psychological sensitivity to corporate symbols. It was published in 2003 as the first part of the blue ant trilogy, named after the marketingindustrial espionage agency that appears in. Cayce pollard is an expensive, spookily intuitive marketres. With pattern recognition, william gibson has turned in his first really authentically 21st century novel, and surprise, it isnt about the hypertechnologized futures he speculated upon when he was busy pioneering the cyberpunk thing in the 80s. Pattern recognition blue ant trilogy, book 1 by william gibson. Pattern recognition is william gibson s best book since he rewrote all the rules in neuromancer. Pdf pattern recognition book by william gibson free. William gibsons pattern recognition part 1 youtube. Gibson has penned some articles to some big publications and has worked with some artists, musicians, and filmmakers.
In the end, william gibson s novels are all about sadness a very distinctive and particular sadness. Herbertus bigend, pattern recognition pattern recognition is the story of an eccentric trend spotter, cayce pollard, and her mission to find the latest viral videos clips attracting a cultlike appeal. The washington post book worldthe accolades and acclaim are endless for william gibsons coasttocoast bestseller. Gibson is known for his futuristic science fiction. Pattern recognition the ohio digital library overdrive. Pattern recognition by william gibson, paperback barnes. Pattern recognition 2003 is the eighth novel by william gibson.
Gibsons best book since mona lisa overdrive should satisfy his hardcore fans while winning plenty of. William gibson is a prophet and a satirist, a black comedian and an outstanding architect of cool. Free download or read online pattern recognition pdf epub book. In 2001, gibson rushed to incorporate the september 11th attacks into his halfcompleted eighth novel, pattern recognition, a story about globalization, filmmaking, internet forums, brand. He is cited as the inventor of the term cyberspace. Set in london, tokyo, and moscow, pattern recognition takes you on. Pattern recognition by william gibson 42,568 ratings. How william gibson keeps his science fiction real the. Suspenseful, wry, and elegantly written, it is his most ambitious and broadly appealing novel to date. Like and then she hears the sound of a helicopter, from somewhere behind her and, turning, sees the long white beam of light sweeping the. William gibson masterfully blends concise and powerful storytelling with presentday reality in a. Now, with pattern recognition, his first novel of the hereandnow, gibson carries his perceptions of technology, globalization, and terrorism into a new century that is now.
In the end, william gibsons novels are all about sadness a very distinctive and particular sadness. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 367 pages and is available in mass market paperback format. The books events take place in 2002 and much of the book will appear mildly dated to todays reader. William ford gibson born march 17, 1948 is an americancanadian speculative fiction writer and essayist widely credited with pioneering the science fiction subgenre known as cyberpunk.
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