Discover book depository s huge selection of william gibson books online. While in london to evaluate the redesign of a famous corporate logo, shes offered a different assignment. Pattern recognition is the first novel in the blue ant trilogy read spook country and zero history for more. He has written for the xfiles on two episodes with tom maddox. William gibson is an american author who has been hugely influential within the science fiction genre, coining the term cyberspace and predicting a rise of the world wide web, video games and reality tv before any of these were otherwise thought of. Pattern recognition by gibson, william, 1948publication date 2003 topics women private investigators, business intelligence publisher. See more ideas about pattern recognition, william gibson and michelin man. 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. 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. 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. He is also the new york times bestselling author of count zero, burning chrome, mona lisa overdrive, virtual light, idoru, all tomorrows parties, pattern recognition, spook country, zero history, distrust that particular flavor, and the peripheral. The accolades and acclaim are endless for william gibsons coasttocoast bestseller. Jun 28, 20 devoted to william gibsons novel pattern recognition.
Read free book excerpt from pattern recognition by william gibson, page 1 of 3. Pattern recognition blue ant trilogy, book 1 by william gibson. Oct 20, 2011 william gibson is a prophet and a satirist, a black comedian and an outstanding architect of cool. Pattern recognition is the first book in the blue ant series that was released in the year 2003. Neuromancer by william gibson snow crash by neal stephenson the diamond age by neal. Virtual light, idoru, all tomorrows parties, pattern recognition, spook country, zero history. Neil gaiman, author of american gods one of the first authentic and vital novels of the 21st century. Pattern recognition a pulsating technothriller by william gibson, bestselling author of neuromancer cayce pollard has been flown to london. Shes a coolhunter her services for hire to global corporations desperate for certainty in a capricious and uncertain world. Listening to the book fifteen years after it came out and seventeen after 911, i was struck by how well it takes the reader back to the period which was also the time we were. Pattern recognition is william gibsons best book since he rewrote all the rules. What could william gibson have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you. Pattern recognition blue ant mass market paperback february 1, 2005. Idoru, all tomorrows parties, pattern recognition, spook country, zero history, distrust.
The action takes place in london, tokyo, and moscow as cayce judges the effectiveness of a proposed corporate symbol and is hired to seek the. Cayce pollard is an expensive, spookily intuitive marketresearch consultant. 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. Pattern recognition by william gibson 368pp, viking. Pattern recognition is the first novel in the blue ant trilogy read spook country and zero history for. Pattern recognition a pulsating technothriller by william gibson, bestselling author of neuromancercayce pollard has been flown to london. Neuromancer by william gibson, 9780441569595, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Feb 03, 2003 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. May 10, 2003 pattern recognition by william gibson viking. William gibson s first novel, neuromancer, won the hugo award, the nebula award, and the philip k. This group, which i fondly remember from the time i spent there as a student, always put great emphasis on benchmarking, but at the same. In the end, william gibsons novels are all about sadness a very distinctive and particular sadness.
Gibson casts a master extrapolators eye on our present, and shows it to us as if. Primarily renowned as a novelist and short fiction writer in the cyberpunk milieu, gibson invented the metaphor of cyberspace in burning chrome 1982 and emerged from obscurity in 1984 with the publication of his debut novel neuromancer. Feb 03, 2003 pattern recognition is william gibsons best book since he rewrote all the rules in neuromancer. Its a little bit scifi, but more a look into an imagined world of viral marketing, globalization, and terror, following a cool hunter yes, thats a job in this world. If you were looking for science fiction or at least a future ased novel, pattern recognition is not the william gibson you should go for. Agency by william gibson, 9780451490988, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Introduction to the art of the xfiles 1998 two episodes of the xfiles. Cayce pollard is a new kind of propheta worldrenowned coolhunter who predicts the hottest trends. In the end, william gibson s novels are all about sadness a very distinctive and particular sadness. It was published in 2003 as the first part of the blue ant trilogy, named after the marketingindustrial espionage agency that appears in all three novels.
No warranties are made express or implied about the accuracy, timeliness, merit, or value of the information provided. 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. Putnams sons, 2003 theres a passage in pattern recognition in which a video artist pares a sixteenminute film down to a single frame. Pattern recognition has 9 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. 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 2003 is the eighth novel by william gibson. A return to the present makes this sf scribe more prescient than ever. Neuromancer by william gibson, mona lisa overdrive by william gibson, count zero by william gibson, spook country by wil. The works of william gibson encompass literature, journalism, acting, recitation, and performance art. The washington post book worldthe accolades and acclaim are endless for william gibsons coasttocoast bestseller. Pattern recognition blue ant trilogy, book 1 by william gibson book cover. It was also one of the first novels to engage meaningfully with the events of 11 september 2001. Pattern recognition is a fast growing area with applications in a widely diverse number of fields such as communications engineering, bioinformatics, data mining, contentbased.
The washington post book world the accolades and acclaim are endless for william gibsons coasttocoast bestseller. Pattern recognition is a novel by science fiction writer william gibson published in 2003. Anyone with an interest in the book is welcome to attend. Pattern recognition blue ant book 1 and millions of other books are available for instant. Pattern recognition by william gibson, signed abebooks. Set in the post911 present, pattern recognition is the story. Gibson has penned some articles to some big publications and has worked with some artists, musicians, and filmmakers. The future has finally arrived for william gibson, the prescient sciencefiction author who famously coined the term cyberspace in his highly influential 1984 debut neuromancer, and has witnessed the present playing a frantic game of catchup ever since. Pattern recognition is a novel suspended between the scientific and the literary, the mercantile and the artistic, the genre and the mainstream. The books events take place in 2002 and much of the book will appear mildly dated to todays reader.
Pattern recognition by william gibson the writer who invented cyberspace has lost contact with a new world of reborn faith and cultural conflict. Mar 10, 2007 pattern recognition is william gibson s best book since he rewrote all the rules in neuromancer. Popular william gibson books meet your next favorite book. Pattern recognition by william gibson an infinity plus. Apr 26, 2003 pattern recognition by william gibson 368pp, viking. Pattern recognition by william gibson penguin books. Talented, vulnerable heroine cayce pollard is an adept coolhunter with an intuitive gift for telling whether any image or logo will be a commercial.
Its been a long time since gibson wowed us with neuromancer 1984 and the rest of the sprawl trilogy that changed the thenmoribund field of science fiction forever. Pattern recognition, 2003, william gibson, penguin books. Pattern recognition by william gibson the independent us. In the context of this artists extraordinary story, and given the novel were reading, were to take this as a good thing, a noble artistic goal, not unlike the novel itself. Miths first digital dialogue of the spring 2006 semester will be a discussion of william gibsons novel pattern recognition 2003, on tue, feb 7 at our usual 12. Oh, no, those futures are now, and here gibson concerns himself with our chaotic present, a present in which there is as one character. Neil gaiman, author of american godsone of the first authentic and vital novels of the 21st century. Set squarely at the turn of the millennium, his slippery, texturally rich pattern recognition confronts the hereandnow, but. Gibson s best book since mona lisa overdrive should satisfy his hardcore fans while winning plenty of new ones. Pattern recognition is william gibsons best book since he rewrote all the rules in neuromancer. Pattern recognition ebook by william gibson rakuten kobo. William gibson, branded as a sciencefiction writer neuromancer his bestknown book, tries his hand in pattern recognition at london. Pattern recognition william gibson viking an imprint of penguin books pattern recognition edg stylesheet 1.
William gibson is a prophet and a satirist, a black comedian and an outstanding architect of cool. Read free book excerpt from pattern recognition by william gibson, page 2 of 3. The bombs have exploded and the viruses released, but the apocalypse didnt work out as the. Apr 25, 20 this quote from pattern recognition, the 2003 novel by science fiction author william gibson often referred to as the noir prophet of cyberpunk demonstrates what is perhaps the most powerful theme in a novel filled with brand names, slogans, pop culture references and slick, slippery prose that wraps around the readers mind.
Available episodes of william gibson pattern recognition. The book that inaugurated the shift was william gibsons neuromancer, which depicts a fully globalized, postapocalyptic future of urban squalor and systemic criminality, ameliorated by two elements. Cayce pollard is a new kind of prophet a worldrenowned coolhunter who predicts the hottest trends. William gibson s new novel is about the eternal mystery of london, the coolest sneakers in the world, and life in the former ussr. I am a keen listener to audiobooks, maybe 70 so far. Pattern recognition blue ant by gibson, william and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Pattern recognition audiobook william gibson audible. Like and then she hears the sound of a helicopter, from somewhere. Bbc radio 4 extra william gibson pattern recognition.
Feb 01, 2005 pattern recognition is william gibsons best book since he rewrote all the rules in neuromancer. Pattern recognition by william gibson librarything. Jul 28, 2011 william gibson is a prophet and a satirist, a black comedian and an outstanding architect of cool. Written in 2003 it is set in an unspecified but very close future in a world immediately recognisable to us. Order of william gibson books william gibson is an americancanadian author of speculative fiction, including cyberpunk and steampunk. Pattern recognition 03 by gibson, william paperback 2004. Pattern recognition by william gibson, paperback barnes. In pattern recognition, 911 is both central and not, as it sets the mood and provides one of the key puzzles for the book, but mainly isnt the explicit focus. William gibson masterfully blends concise and powerful storytelling with presentday reality in a. Neil gaiman, author of american gods one of the first. Pattern recognition is william gibson s best book since he rewrote all the rules in neuromancer.
The bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites. In london on a job, she is offered a secret assignment. Set in the post911 present, pattern recognition is the story of one womans neverending search for the now. Suspenseful, wry, and elegantly written, it is his most ambitious and broadly appealing novel to date. Gibson was about halfway through writing the novel when 911 happened. Pattern recognition by william gibson overdrive rakuten. Pricing is shown for items sent to or within the u. Signed uncorrected advance proofs by author on front free end page in black pen and signed in person on title page in silver pen, signatures only. He coined the term cyberspace back in 1982 in the short story burning chrome. Set in august and september 2002, the story follows cayce pollard, a 32yearold marketing consultant who has a psychological sensitivity to corporate symbols. In the end, william gibsons novels are all about sadness a very distinctive and.
Quasiuse and misuse of social security numbers hearing before the subcommittee on social. Readers of neal stephenson, ray bradbury and iain m. The washington post book world the accolades and acclaim are endless for william gibson s coasttocoast bestseller. Excerpt from pattern recognition by william gibson, plus. Set squarely at the turn of the millennium, his slippery, texturally rich pattern recognition confronts the hereandnow, but it. 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.
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