Book Review: William Gibson’s ‘Zero History’

“Zero History” (Putnam, $26.95), by William Gibson: It’s fitting that the latest novel from the man credited with coining the word “cyberspace” is littered with references to the cyber-toys of 21st-century life.

In William Gibson’s “Zero History,” a thriller about the search for the designer of a mysterious, highly sought-after underground clothing brand, characters flash iPhones, do Google searches, communicate through Twitter and rely on GPS tracking devices with almost addictive fervor.

Gibson has created a world that seems futuristic yet is tinged with retro touches, including constant references to ’80s pop culture, faded fashion trends and H.G. Wells fiction. It is distinctly familiar, yet somehow disorienting.

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