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Synopsis
William Gibson continues the visionary Sprawl Trilogy that began with Neuromancer in this frighteningly probable parable of the future. A corporate mercenary wakes in a reconstructed body, a beautiful woman by his side. Then Hosaka Corporation reactivates him, for a mission more dangerous than the one he’s recovering from: to get a defecting chief of R&D—and the biochip he’s perfected—out intact. But this proves to be of supreme interest to certain other parties—some of whom aren’t remotely human....
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Is Count Zero appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
This cyberpunk thriller contains strong violence including combat and body modification, corporate espionage, and mature themes about consciousness and technology. Language and brief sexual content are present but not graphic.
What to know going in
This book has strong violence, mild sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include violence, body horror, and amnesia (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens who love high-tech thrillers with complex corporate conspiracies and questions about what it means to be human will find this gripping.