Idoru is the second book in William Gibson's Bridge trilogy. Idoru is a science-fiction novel set in a postmodern, dystopian, cyberpunk future.
In the post Tokyo/San Francisco earthquake world of the early 21st century, Colin Laney is referred to agents of mega-rock star Rez (of the musical group Lo/Rez) for a job using his peculiar talent of sifting through vast amounts of mundane data to find "nodal points" of particular relevance.

Events rapidly come to a head when Rez and Blackwell arrive. For the Japanese cultural phenomenon, see, "William Gibson : All Tomorrow's Parties : Waiting For The Man", SF Site Reviews - A review by Leon Olszewski, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Idoru&oldid=972538692, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, print (hardback and paperback), audiobook, This page was last edited on 12 August 2020, at 16:08. This goes awry and Laney is left high and dry and alone.

When she meets with the local Tokyo chapter of the Lo/Rez fan club she is disappointed by their seeming indifference to the impending "wedding" and they inform her this is merely an unfounded rumor. Rez has claimed to want to marry a synthetic personality named Rei Toei, the Idoru (Japanese Idol) of the title, a claim stranger than usual and therefore questioned by his loyal staff, particularly by his head of security, Keit… We found no such entries for this book title. In the course of this earlier job he feels responsible for the death of an innocent party. AllReaders is a user-sourced site, collecting reviews from the general public. In short order, Maryalice’s boyfriend Eddie shows up with a member of the Kombinat to reclaim the nanotech device. The first edition of the novel was published in September 4th 1996, and was written by William Gibson. When Chia and Masahiko link into the net, the Idoru (Rei) manifests herself in Chia's Venice simulation after she realizes that Chia is playing a part in her evolution. Showing all 1 items Jump to: Summaries (1) Summaries. | 70's trash movie queen Soledad Miranda wakes up from the dead, to find herself not in heaven but trapped in a film - the vision of a devoted fan. Be the first to contribute! 70's trash movie queen Soledad Miranda wakes up from the dead, to find herself not in heaven but trapped in a film - the vision of a devoted fan. Maryalice finds the hotel through their taxi record, letting herself into their room.

Sites like SparkNotes with a Idoru study guide or cliff notes. Masahiko and Chia go onto the Net to get the help of Chia’s friend Zona Rosa, who claims to be the leader of a Mexico City "girl gang" and from the denizens of the distributed system, Walled City. Grimes: Idoru (2020 Video) Plot. Chia admits to Masahiko that she has found something in her luggage and that might be what the unknown men are seeking. On the flight she meets a woman named Maryalice, who dupes her into unwittingly carrying a contraband item through customs in Tokyo. Laney sees events occurring (and about to occur) in the datastreams and rushes with Lo/Rez’s support crew to the love hotel.

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She takes with her the contraband which was slipped into her luggage. Kirkus Reviews tend to be brief, only two or three paragraphs long. Offers quick summary / overview and other basic information submitted by Wikipedia contributors who considers themselves "experts" in the topic at hand.

Many reviews are behind a subscriber paywall. As such, the style and content of each review will vary. Blackwell believes that someone is manipulating Rez, and wants Laney to find out who. Be the first to contribute! It looks like we don't have a Synopsis for this title yet. Please see the supplementary resources provided below for other helpful content related to this book.

A deal is struck and most of the parties are accommodated. —Ulf Kjell Gür. All Right Reserved. Rez has declared that he will marry her. Masahiko is informed by other denizens of Walled City that he is being watched, both on the net and physically at his (and his sister’s) home.
| The emphasis is on describing the writing style and quality, with a short plot synopsis included. Colin Laney has the special ability to make out patterns and 'nodal points' in huge quantitives of data and thus predict certain aspects of the future.

Laney accepts his new position warily, but is conflicted throughout much of the novel by his past involvement with a powerful infotainment organization, "SlitScan", which thrives on destroying media personalities by exposing their secrets. Synopsis It is here that all the parties converge. The contraband turns out to be a highly illegal nanotech assembler, a device used for high-speed material fabrication, which Eddie smuggled in on behalf of the Kombinat. However, Laney's conscience snapped and he attempted at the last moment to stop the suicide, but instead became mired in a scandal. Cliff Notes ™, Cliffnotes ™, and Cliff's Notes ™ are trademarks of Wiley Publishing, Inc. SparkNotes ™ and Spark Notes ™ are trademarks of Barnes & Noble, Inc. Rei Toei is the idoru - the beautiful, entirely virtual media star adored by all Japan. Sites with a book review or quick commentary on Idoru by William Gibson. Although I can’t tell you how; it’s a non-rational process. Masahiko and Chia embark on a search for the truth to the marriage of Rez and Rei by going to the club where Rez announced the event, though the club no longer exists in the rapidly changing Tokyo scene.

There are bits of the literal future right here, right now, if you know how to look for them. Chia, after being brought to the club run by Maryalice’s boyfriend Eddie, is helped to escape by one of the club’s employees who perceives that she is in danger. It looks like we don't have any Plot Summaries for this title yet. Idoru (2009) Plot. | Synopsis. Browse books: Recent| popular| #| a| b| c| d| e| f| g| h| i| j| k| l| m| n| o| p| q| r| s| t| u| v| w| x| y| z|.

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