Mark Anderson reviewed Agency by William Gibson
Review of 'Agency' on 'Goodreads'
High momentum pulpy / intellectual read that feels, like all the best Gibson, like a view into the cutting edge of now.
Hardcover
Published May 28, 2020 by Berkley.
"One of the most visionary, original, and quietly influential writers currently working" (The Boston Globe) returns with a brand-new novel.
In William Gibson's first novel since 2014's New York Times bestselling The Peripheral, a gifted "app-whisperer," hired to beta test a mysterious new product, finds her life endangered by her relationship with her surprisingly street-smart and combat-savvy "digital assistant."
High momentum pulpy / intellectual read that feels, like all the best Gibson, like a view into the cutting edge of now.
Its interesting to see gibson circle back on his hit - this is very similar to neuromancer, but more grounded, and somehow set last year, or a few years ago even.
There is a minor grandpa vibes developing too. I don't think gibsons politics are bad, they just feel more visibly centrist than they were in the past.
A great concept that seems to be a world building experiment and setup for the next story.