In the Matrix of cyberspace, angels and voodoo zaibatsus fight it out for world domination and computer cowboys like Turner and Count Zero risk their minds for fat crumbs. Turner woke up in a new body with a beautiful woman beside him. They let him recuperate for a while in Mexico, then Hosaka reactivated his memory for a mission more dangerous than the one that nearly killed him. The head designer from Maas-Biolabs is defecting to Hosaka, or so he says. Turner has to deliver him safely, and the biochips he invented - which are of supreme interest to other parties, some of whom are not human. Count Zero is human. Indeed, he's just a kid from Barrytown, and totally unprepared for the heavy duty data coming his way when he's caught up in the cyberspace war triggered by the defection. With voodoo on the Net and angels in the software, he can only hope that the megacorps and the superrich have their virtual hands full already.
Count Zero
und über 1,5 Millionen weitere Bücher verfügbar für Amazon Kindle. Erfahren Sie mehr
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kurzbeschreibung
Produktinformation
|
Mehr über den Autor
Entdecken Sie Bücher, lesen Sie über Autoren und mehr
Produktbeschreibungen
Amazon.de
Turner, 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: Maas-Neotek's chief of R&D is defecting. Turner is the one assigned to get him out intact, along with the biochip he's perfected. But this proves to be of supreme interest to certain other parties--some of whom aren't remotely human.
Bobby Newmark is entirely human: a rustbelt data-hustler totally unprepared for what comes his way when the defection triggers war in cyberspace. With voodoo on the Net and a price on his head, Newmark thinks he's only trying to get out alive. A stylish, streetsmart, frighteningly probable parable of the future and sequel to Neuromancer -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
Pressestimmen
“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
-- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe:
Taschenbuch
.
“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
Welche anderen Artikel kaufen Kunden, nachdem sie diesen Artikel angesehen haben?
In diesem Buch
(Mehr dazu)
Nach einer anderen Ausgabe dieses Buches suchen.
Nach einer anderen Ausgabe dieses Buches suchen.
Einleitungssatz
THEY SET A SLAMHOUND on Turner's trail in New Delhi, slotted it to his pheromones and the color of his hair. Lesen Sie die erste Seite
Buchdeckel | Copyright | Auszug | Rückseite
THEY SET A SLAMHOUND on Turner's trail in New Delhi, slotted it to his pheromones and the color of his hair. Lesen Sie die erste Seite
Mehr entdecken
Wortanzeiger
Ausgewählte Seiten ansehenWortanzeiger
Buchdeckel | Copyright | Auszug | Rückseite
Kundenrezensionen
Die hilfreichsten Kundenrezensionen
2 von 2 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
Von Brendan Adkins
Format:Taschenbuch
(Cyberpunk is dead, long live cyberpunk...)
The best of Gibson's trilogy, Count Zero combines taut suspense, technomythology and a certain heightened sense of art and biology--bringing to the sophomore story a sophistication to go with its noir edge. More importantly, though, it manages to combine three distinct viewpoints (more complex than the one-shot Neuromancer, without the mired mass that is Mona Lisa Overdrive) and bring them all together for a surprise ending.
Gibson's "diamond-hard prose" and mastery of the postmodern setting have never been more effective. Even without the manic energy of the first volume and the powerful conclusion of the third, Count Zero still triumphs as concept and as art in its own right.
1 von 1 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
Von Ein Kunde
Format:Taschenbuch
Corporations have grown to multi-national entities in their
own right. Big Brother knows everything about you or he can
if you were worth more than the phlegm in the back of his
throat. Serious action takes place and the story guarantees
more than a few thrills. Imagine being able to become an
expert on nearly anything simply by plugging in the right
software. Of course the good stuff is gonna cost you.
I especially like the ongoing virtual reality soaps that take
people away from their boring lives but in effect trap them
into being glassy-eyed cows/consumers. Only a few cowboys get
to slide their way around cyberspace and see the "reality".
All in all this book will have you begging for more, but
fearful at the same time of the coming wave of technology.
Finally the computers that have transcended their circuitry
to become "living" entities give you either a thrill for the
potential of such beings or scare the light out of you knowing
how handily they could crush us humans.
own right. Big Brother knows everything about you or he can
if you were worth more than the phlegm in the back of his
throat. Serious action takes place and the story guarantees
more than a few thrills. Imagine being able to become an
expert on nearly anything simply by plugging in the right
software. Of course the good stuff is gonna cost you.
I especially like the ongoing virtual reality soaps that take
people away from their boring lives but in effect trap them
into being glassy-eyed cows/consumers. Only a few cowboys get
to slide their way around cyberspace and see the "reality".
All in all this book will have you begging for more, but
fearful at the same time of the coming wave of technology.
Finally the computers that have transcended their circuitry
to become "living" entities give you either a thrill for the
potential of such beings or scare the light out of you knowing
how handily they could crush us humans.
5 von 7 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
Von Ein Kunde
Format:Taschenbuch
Ich hatte die Neuromancer Triologie bereits auf Deutsch gelesen, und freute mich über das günstige Angebot in der Orginalsprache.
Leider war die Freude beim auspacken begrenzt, da das Buch äußerst billig verarbeitet ist: schlechter Einband, vollgestopfte graue Seiten, schlechte Druckqualität.
Für alle die in Büchern mehr als nur bedrucktes Papier sehen, empfehle ich, ein paar Euro mehr aus zu geben und eine andere Ausgabe zu bestellen.
Zum Buch: Count Zero reicht nicht ganz an die Dichte von Neuromancer heran, bleibt jedoch stehts spannend. Was Gute Science Fiction aus macht, ist, dass sie auch 20 Jahre nach der Erstveröffentlichung noch bestehen kann. Auch wenn sich die allgemeine Vorstellung, die mit Begriffen wie "Cyber Space" verbunden ist in dieser Zeit gewandelt haben, so bleibt die Neuromancer Triologie immer noch richtungsweisend. Sie gehört wahrscheinlich zur besten Sience Fiction Literatur der letzten 20 Jahre.
Leider war die Freude beim auspacken begrenzt, da das Buch äußerst billig verarbeitet ist: schlechter Einband, vollgestopfte graue Seiten, schlechte Druckqualität.
Für alle die in Büchern mehr als nur bedrucktes Papier sehen, empfehle ich, ein paar Euro mehr aus zu geben und eine andere Ausgabe zu bestellen.
Zum Buch: Count Zero reicht nicht ganz an die Dichte von Neuromancer heran, bleibt jedoch stehts spannend. Was Gute Science Fiction aus macht, ist, dass sie auch 20 Jahre nach der Erstveröffentlichung noch bestehen kann. Auch wenn sich die allgemeine Vorstellung, die mit Begriffen wie "Cyber Space" verbunden ist in dieser Zeit gewandelt haben, so bleibt die Neuromancer Triologie immer noch richtungsweisend. Sie gehört wahrscheinlich zur besten Sience Fiction Literatur der letzten 20 Jahre.
Möchten Sie weitere Rezensionen zu diesem Artikel anzeigen?
›
Gehen Sie zu Amazon.com, um alle 82 Rezensionen zu sehen
4.3 von 5 Sternen
Waren diese Rezensionen hilfreich?
Wir wollen von Ihnen hören.
Die neuesten Kundenrezensionen
1.0 von 5 Sternen
Not a good use of my time
The book leaves you with an unsatisfied feeling. Getting close to the end I was wondering how is he going to tie all this together, and as I expected it was as if it was forced... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 27. Januar 2000 veröffentlicht
5.0 von 5 Sternen
Gibson rules
What a book! William Gibson writes about an artificial intelligence which expresses itself by building Joseph Cornell boxes! Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 23. November 1999 von J. F. Cantrell
2.0 von 5 Sternen
Read Neuromancer instead
I love Neuromancer, but this one is just to weird. It dosn't have the drive that kept Neuromancer interesting.
Am 22. November 1999 veröffentlicht
3.0 von 5 Sternen
Not as absorbing as Neuromancer
I read Neuromancer and LOVED it...so of course I had to finish the trilogy. Count Zero was a good read, but didn't have enough new techno gadgets to satisfy me. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 24. Oktober 1999 veröffentlicht
4.0 von 5 Sternen
Accelerates from where "Neuromancer" left off
I read "Neuromancer" several years ago and thought it was OK. The writing style bothered me a bit, not for it's noirish quality, but for tech references and buzzwords... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 14. September 1999 veröffentlicht
4.0 von 5 Sternen
Great writing, bad medium
This is my second Gibson novel behind Neuromancer, and I'm just as impressed as I was with the first. Excellent writing, although the fragmented sentences do get annoying. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 7. September 1999 von rammage@fred.net
5.0 von 5 Sternen
SuperCyber!
I read "Neuromancer" and loved it. Then I actually thought that Gibson would have less to give in "Count Zero" seeing that sequels and series never seem to... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 6. August 1999 veröffentlicht
5.0 von 5 Sternen
Reads fantastic in more than one language!!!
I had the odd advantage to read this book in both english and greek translated version. It is awesome how such a futurustic book discribing the Neo-World reads so fantastic even in... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 23. Juli 1999 veröffentlicht
5.0 von 5 Sternen
Better than Neuromancer
I found this book even better than Neuromancer. The characters and plot line are more hard driving. Not to be missed.
Am 28. Mai 1999 veröffentlicht
4.0 von 5 Sternen
entertaining. classic sci-fi Genre
Correction: quark_the_1st@yahoo.com from LONDON, ENGLAND , April 4, 1998
Snow Crash is NOT written by Gibson, infact, Stephenson style is vastly different is comparison.
Veröffentlicht am 16. März 1999 von nfin8axs@hotmail.com
Kunden diskutieren
|
Das Forum zu diesem Produkt
Fragen stellen, Meinungen austauschen, Einblicke gewinnen Aktive Diskussionen in ähnlichen Foren
Kundendiskussionen durchsuchen
|
Ähnliche Foren
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lieblingslisten
Ähnliche Artikel finden
Ihr Kommentar
Möchten Sie die Produktinformationen aktualisieren oder Feedback zu den Produktabbildungen geben?
