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Virtual Light
Published 1993 by Bantam Books · 325 pages
Hugo · 1994
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7 award entries · 4 books · 2 wins · 1985–1994
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Synopsis
In a near-future San Francisco where the Bay Bridge has become a squatter settlement, bicycle messenger Chevette Washington steals a pair of virtual-light glasses. The glasses contain data that powerful interests will kill to recover, setting off a chase through the post-earthquake city.
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Details
- Series
- Bridge · Book 1
- Author nationality
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780553074994