《虚拟之光》封面

虚拟之光

Virtual light

William Gibson · 初版 1993 年

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为什么值得读

  • 重读体验远比同类赛博朋克作品更满足
  • 行文克制内敛却带来了更强的幽默感
  • 展现了虚拟眼镜与无缝即时通讯的想象

加利福尼亚,不久的未来。Berry,一名前警察兼私人安保,整日为糊口奔波。Chevette,一名年轻的自行车信使。一桩谋杀案,一份遗失的机密,一个步步逼近Chevette的凶手。Berry成了横亘在凶手与Chevette之间的唯一屏障。他能否护她周全,直到揭开谜底并找到制止这一切的手段?跨国巨头财阀、真人秀电视节目,一个比我们的现实世界更加破碎凋敝的时空。谋杀、悬疑,以及残酷世界里只求苟全性命的普通人。建在废弃残骸之上的巨型穹顶封闭社区与破败棚户区

Hacker News 上怎么说

  • ……科幻小说。我觉得很多我小时候觉得惊艳的东西,其实别人写得更好。就“90年代复古未来主义南加州露天商业街末世”这种风格的赛博朋克而言,我觉得重读威廉·吉布森(William Gibson)的《虚拟之光》(Virtual Light)要过瘾得多。这是一部更从容、更内敛的小说,而且出乎我意料的是,我觉得这种相对的克制让它比《雪崩》(Snow Crash)要幽默得多。

    …SF. I think a lot of what I found special as a kid was actually done better elsewhere. In terms of that "90's Retrofuturistic So-Cal Strip Mall Apocalypse" brand of cyberpunk, I think William Gibson's Virtual Light was far more satisfying to revisit. It's a more assured, contained novel, and to my surprise, I think the relative restraint yields a much funnier novel than Snow Crash.

  • > 就“90年代复古未来主义南加州露天商业街末世”这种风格的赛博朋克而言,我觉得重读威廉·吉布森(William Gibson)的《虚拟之光》(Virtual Light)要过瘾得多。还可以看看布鲁斯·斯特灵(Bruce Sterling)的《网络岛》(Islands in the Net)(私以为)。顺便补充:想看玩转一些有趣概念的新书(2017年)——可以看看尼克·哈卡威(Nick Harkaway)的《地表之下》(Gnomon)……

    > In terms of that "90's Retrofuturistic So-Cal Strip Mall Apocalypse" brand of cyberpunk, I think William Gibson's Virtual Light was far more satisfying to revisit. See also "Islands in the Net" by Bruce Sterling (IMNHO). Ed: BTW, for a newer book (2017) that plays with some interesting concepts - see "Gnomon" by Nick Harkaway.…

  • ……Epiphany 的 logo 感觉有点过时了。至少 Navigator 的舵轮能让我脑补出自己出海掌舵的画面。我知道是有点浪漫主义啦。我挺喜欢威廉·吉布森小说《虚拟之光》封面上的那个意象,就是虚拟眼镜的概念。

    …the Epiphany logo feels a little dated. At least the Navigator wheel conjures up the idea that I'm out at sea at the helm. A little romantic I know. I quite like the image on William Gibson's book virtual light, the idea of virtual glasses.

  • 我一直很喜欢 W. 吉布森在《虚拟之光》里的那段话 > 女孩穿行其间的各间办公室在电子层面上是紧密相邻的——实际上就是一个单一的桌面,距离在地图上的阻隔被通信那无缝且即时的本质彻底抹平了。然而这……

    I've always liked that paragraph from W. Gibson's `Virtual Light` > The offices the girl rode between were electronically conterminous—in effect, a single desktop, the map of distances obliterated by the seamless and instantaneous nature of communication. Yet this…

  • ……尼尔·斯蒂芬森和威廉·吉布森的“蔓生三部曲”推荐。吉布森的《末日边缘》(The Peripheral),还有《模式识别》(Pattern Recognition)、《零历史》(Zero History)和《幽灵山庄》(Spook Country)也都算。他的《爱朵露》(Idoru)、《虚拟之光》(Virtual Light)和《明日之派》(All Tomorrow's Parties)同样适用。最后,吉布森和斯特灵合著的《差分机》(The Difference Engine)——第一部、也是迄今为止最好的蒸汽朋克小说——从剧情来看也算。

    …the Neal Stephenson and William Gibson Sprawl Trilogy recommendations. Gibson's The Peripheral, as well as Pattern Recognition, Zero History, and Spook Country all apply, as well. Same for his Idoru, Virtual Light, and All Tomorrow's Parties. Finally, Gibson and Sterling's The Difference Engine - the first and, so far, best steampunk novel - also qualifies, given the storyline.

  • 没办法只选一本,抱歉啦。趣味经典;吉布森:《虚拟之光》、《爱朵露》 前瞻思考;马歇尔·布莱恩(Marshall Brain):《第二智能物种》 智能回复成真了,但幸好没演变成天网(SkyNet);W. 赫特林(W. Hertling):《阿伏伽德罗公司》(Avogadro Corp.) 创业建议;菲茨帕特里克(Fitzpatrick):《……

    Can't pick one sorry. Entertaining classic; Gibson: Virtual Light, Idoru Thinking ahead; Marshall Brain: The Second Intelligent Species Smart reply became reality but luckily it did not turn into SkyNet; W. Hertling: Avogadro Corp. Startup advice; Fitzpatrick: The…

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