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Mona Lisa Overdrive
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Sprawl Trilogy: Book 3

Mona Lisa Overdrive (1988) (edit title/settings)

by William Gibson (Author) (edit contributors)

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The award-winning William Gibson goes beyond science fiction to the broader mainstream fiction audience. His unique world features multinational corporations and high-tech outlaws vying for power, traveling the computer-generated universe. HC: Bantam.

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The final chapter of The Sprawl Triology is set fifteen years after the events of Neuromancer and seven years after Count Zero. Sentient AI's have merged with The Matrix and nothing is the same anymore. Bobby Newmark, the ex-cyberspace cowboy known as Count Zero, is on the run but seems to... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

The final chapter of The Sprawl Triology is set fifteen years after the events of Neuromancer and seven years after Count Zero. Sentient AI's have merged with The Matrix and nothing is the same anymore. Bobby Newmark, the ex-cyberspace cowboy known as Count Zero, is on the run but seems to be in a coma as he unwittingly finds sanctuary in the hands of a mentally damaged ex-car thief called Slick Henry. Meanwhile, Yakuza kingpin Mr. Yanaka prepares to face off with his opponents as he hides his only daughter, Kumiko, in London — but is she truly safe, or has she gone from the frying pan into the fire? Recovering in California after a period of drug-induced self-exile from the Matrix, simstim superstar Angela Mitchell is disturbed by changes in her unique bioware when she finds a ghost in the machine. And a not-so-innocent Cleveland girl named Mona becomes an pawn in a deadly game from which she has no hope of escape. Over all of them hangs the shadow of an unseen hand that threatens to crush them all and remake cyberspace in its own image, unless they can find a way to stop it.

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  • Kumiko Yanaka: Daughter of a Yakuza kingpin who is moved to London for her saftey.
  • Angela Mitchell: SimStim superstar, her brain modified such that she can access cyberspace without technical devices.
  • Mona: A young prostitute and witless victim of circumstances beyond her comprehension
  • Sally Shears: Add a description of this character.
  • Mr. Swain: London-based underboss linked to the Yakuza and London Mob, charged with taking care of Kumiko
  • Bobby Newmark: An ex cyberspace cowboy
  • Colin: A Maas-Neotek AI construct made to guide Kumiko through London.
  • Prior: A ruthless henchman in the employ of Mr. Swain
  • Slick Henry: A mentally-damaged mechanic who lives in a deserted factory and finds peace by constructing robots.
  • Thomas Trail Gentry: An obsessed cyberspace jock who "owns" the old factory where Slick and Little Bird live.
  • Robin Lanier: Angie's partner in the Simstims.
  • Tick (Terrence): Sally's cowboy friend in the London criminal underground
  • Cherry-Lee Chesterfield: An ex nurse taking care of Bobby Newmark
  • Little Bird: A mechanic working with Slick
  • Porphyre: Angies hairdresser/personal councelor.
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The ghost was her father's parting gift, presented by a black-clad secretary in a departure lounge at Narita.

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This is book 3 of 3 in Sprawl Trilogy. (standard series)

Preceded by Count Zero.

This book is in William Gibson Cyberspace. (universe)
This is book 36 of 100 in 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction. (authoritative list)

Preceded by The Fountains of Neptune (American Literature (Dalkey Archive)), and followed by Tropic of Cancer.

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  1. William Gibson (Author)

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Original Language: English
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Publication Date: 1988
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Page Count: 320

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Reading Level: Adults

Adult language. Violence. Racial slurs. Sex & prostitution.

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