Published: 7 September 2010 by Viking (UK), Putnam Adult (US)
Author: William Gibson
From Waterstones:
Former rock singer Hollis Henry has lost a lot of money in the crash, which means she can't turn down the offer of a job from Hubertus Bigend, sinister Belgian proprietor of mysterious ad agency Blue Ant. Milgrim is working for Bigend too. Bigend admires the ex-addict's linguistic skills and street knowledge so much that he's even paid for his costly rehab. So together Hollis and Milgrim are at the front line of Bigend's attempts to get a slice of the military budget, and they gradually realize he has some very dangerous competitors. Which is not a great thought when you don't much trust your boss either. Gibson's new novel, set largely in London, spookily captures the paranoia and fear of our post-Crash times.
My Rating: 4 out of 5
Gibson's new novel is once more highly successful; combining and linking particular elements from his previous books, it demonstrates the impact of the current economic climate in a way that is easy to understand, yet the way in which it is written allows you to forget the serious undertone to an interesting plot.
Unlike some novels, Zero History is focused within contemporary and, therefore, highly relatable settings (in this case, London), allowing you as the reader to experience someone else's life and troubles within a believeable timeframe and within understandable circumstances.
The narrative itself has a slight poetic feel to it, heightening all your senses - the words flow with a certain clarity, driving the novel through the less interesting sections in this intricate but original novel that I hope will be just as successful as Gibson's previous novels, Pattern Recognition and Spook Country.
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