Gibson is one of those authors who started out strong and just keeps getting better. I’m not going to claim that I understood every last thing in this story of a near-future society where virtual reality is commonplace and an entire society of squatters lives on the Golden Gate Bridge, but I did thoroughly enjoy every word.

In his trademark sparse prose, Gibson has created an entirely believable world, a cast of characters who are vivid and real, a storyline that is both satisfyingly complex and yet exciting enough to sweep you along toward an explosive yet rather ambiguous ending (I like the ambiguity). Like the intricacies of the plot, the book is impossible to describe in a few sentences – you have to experience it yourself.