Zero History
Encyclopedia
Zero History is a novel by William Gibson
. It concludes the informal trilogy begun by Pattern Recognition
and features Hollis Henry and Milgrim from Spook Country
, the middle book, as the protagonists.
working for Hubertus Bigend
, unaware that their lives previously crossed in Spook Country. Bigend's current interest is fashion, particularly the intersection between streetwear, workwear and military clothing.
He asks Henry and Milgrim to investigate a secret brand
called Gabriel Hounds, named after the English legend. At the same time, he becomes aware that a coup is being plotted within his company, Blue Ant.
William Gibson
William Gibson is an American-Canadian science fiction author.William Gibson may also refer to:-Association football:*Will Gibson , Scottish footballer...
. It concludes the informal trilogy begun by Pattern Recognition
Pattern Recognition (novel)
Pattern Recognition is a novel by science fiction writer William Gibson published in 2003. Set in August and September 2002, the story follows Cayce Pollard, a 32-year-old marketing consultant who has a psychological sensitivity to corporate symbols...
and features Hollis Henry and Milgrim from Spook Country
Spook Country
Spook Country is a 2007 novel by speculative fiction author William Gibson. A political thriller set in contemporary North America, it followed on from the author's previous novel, Pattern Recognition , and was succeeded in 2010 by Zero History, which featured much of its core cast of characters...
, the middle book, as the protagonists.
Plot
Both Hollis and Milgrim find themselves in LondonLondon in fiction
Many works of fiction are set in London, the capital city of England.-Early fiction:* Geoffrey Chaucer - The Canterbury Tales * Daniel Defoe - A Journal of the Plague Year , Moll Flanders -19th century fiction:...
working for Hubertus Bigend
Hubertus Bigend
Hubertus Bigend is a fictional character appearing in the later novels of science fiction and literary author William Gibson. Bigend is the antihero of Gibson's Pattern Recognition , Spook Country and Zero History...
, unaware that their lives previously crossed in Spook Country. Bigend's current interest is fashion, particularly the intersection between streetwear, workwear and military clothing.
He asks Henry and Milgrim to investigate a secret brand
Secret brand
Secret brand is a term used to describe design and manufacture companies, including Muji, that do not advertise or overtly label their products. The products are generally considered luxury goods intended for exclusive clientele...
called Gabriel Hounds, named after the English legend. At the same time, he becomes aware that a coup is being plotted within his company, Blue Ant.
Collaboration
Gibson acknowledges the help of other authors:- Cory DoctorowCory DoctorowCory Efram Doctorow is a Canadian-British blogger, journalist, and science fiction author who serves as co-editor of the blog Boing Boing. He is an activist in favour of liberalising copyright laws and a proponent of the Creative Commons organization, using some of their licences for his books...
provided the description of a smartphoneSmartphoneA smartphone is a high-end mobile phone built on a mobile computing platform, with more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary feature phone. The first smartphones were devices that mainly combined the functions of a personal digital assistant and a mobile phone or camera...
. - Bruce SterlingBruce SterlingMichael Bruce Sterling is an American science fiction author, best known for his novels and his work on the Mirrorshades anthology, which helped define the cyberpunk genre.-Writings:...
provided the concept of a t-shirt that is not recorded by CCTV.
External links
- Zero History at WilliamGibsonBooks.com (official website)
- " Prepare for ZERO HISTORY by William Gibson ", excerpts from the novel read by the author accompanied by promotional images at YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
- Zero History at TumblrTumblrTumblr is a website and microblogging platform that allows users to post text, images, videos, links, quotes and audio to their tumblelog, a short-form blog. Users can follow other users, or choose to make their tumblelog private. The service emphasizes ease of use. The site ranks as the 10th...
, curated by Node MagazineNode MagazineNode Magazine is a literary project in the guise of a fictional magazine created to annotate the novel Spook Country by William Gibson.The project is essentially a hypertext version of the novel... - Zero History blog