Count Zero

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