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Former rock singer Hollis Henry and ex-addict Milgrim, an accomplished linguist, are at the front line of a sinister proprietor's attempts to get a slice of the military budget. When a Department of Defense contract for combat-wear turns out to be the gateway drug for arms dealers, they gradually re...

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Main Author: Gibson, William, 1948-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2010.
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Business intelligence > Fiction.
Depressions > Fiction.
International business enterprises > Marketing > Fiction.
Businessmen > Fiction.
London (England) > Fiction.
Suspense fiction > England
Political fiction > England.
Science fiction.
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Summary:Former rock singer Hollis Henry and ex-addict Milgrim, an accomplished linguist, are at the front line of a sinister proprietor's attempts to get a slice of the military budget. When a Department of Defense contract for combat-wear turns out to be the gateway drug for arms dealers, they gradually realize their employer has some very dangerous competitors--including Garreth, a ruthless ex-military officer with lots of friends. Set largely in London after our post-Crash times.
Physical Description:404 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:9780399156823
0399156828
Author Notes:William Gibson was born on March 17, 1948 in Conway, South Carolina. He dropped out of high school and moved to Canada, where he eventually graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1977. He is the author of Mona Lisa Overdrive, The Peripheral, and Neuromancer, which won the Phillip K. Dick Award, the Hugo Award, and the Nebula Award. He also wrote the screenplay for the film Johnny Mnemonic.

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