false 2435206 156533 22325 0425190455 9780425190456 101 <![CDATA[Idoru (Bridge Trilogy, #2)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167348715m/22325.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167348715s/22325.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22325.Idoru 3.59 3281 Neuromancer and Virtual Light returns with a fast-paced, high-density, cyber-punk thriller. As prophetic as it is exciting, Idoru takes us to 21st century Tokyo where both the promises of technology and the disasters of cyber-industrialism stand in stark contrast, where the haves and the have-nots find themselves walled apart, and where information and fame are the most valuable and dangerous currencies.

When Rez, the lead singer for the rock band Lo/Rez is rumored to be engaged to an "idoru" or "idol singer"--an artificial celebrity creation of information software agents--14-year-old Chia Pet McKenzie is sent by the band's fan club to Tokyo to uncover the facts. At the same time, Colin Laney, a data specialist for Slitscan television, uncovers and publicizes a network scandal. He flees to Tokyo to escape the network's wrath. As Chia struggles to find the truth, Colin struggles to preserve it, in a futuristic society so media-saturated that only computers hold the hope for imagination, hope and spirituality.

]]> 9226 3.73 53486 3070 1996 5 3 true Mon Apr 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 27 05:19:34 -0700 2007 Tue Apr 29 18:52:32 -0700 2008 5 Quote: ...I think I'd probably tell you that it's easier to desire and pursue the attention of tens of millions of total strangers than it is to accept the love and loyalty of the people closest to us.

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