"The best novel William Gibson has ever written about the world we're
entering daily. Neuromancer made Gibson famous; Idoru cements that
fame."--The Washington Post Book World
21st century Tokyo, after the millennial quake. Neon rain. Light
everywhere blowing under any door you might try to close. Where the New
Buildings, the largest in the world, erect themselves unaided, their
slow rippling movements like the contractions of a sea-creature...
Colin Laney is here looking for work. He is an intuitive fisher for
patterns of information, the "signature" an individual creates simply by
going about the business of living. But Laney knows how to sift for the
dangerous bits. Which makes him useful--to certain people.
Chia McKenzie is here on a rescue mission. She's fourteen. Her idol is
the singer Rez, of the band Lo/Rez. When the Seattle chapter of the
Lo/Rez fan club decided that he might be in trouble in Tokyo, they sent
Chia to check it out.
Rei Toei is the idoru--the beautiful, entirely virtual media star
adored by all Japan. Rez has declared that he will marry her. This is
the rumor that has brought Chia to Tokyo. True or not, the idoru and
the powerful interests surrounding her are enough to put all their lives
in danger...