I often say Gibson is my favorite author, when I’m not saying Vonnegut is. This one didn’t disappoint. He takes you away to a future-feeling present with tight smart prose, and several interwoven plot lines with his as-always cool-as-ice characters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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