I had skipped Gibson's 21st century writing so far. Not for any particular reason but laziness I think. Thus, this was a very pleasant reminder to myself that I should not have. As ever, Gibson's ability to plug into the zeitgeist comes to the fore. He has a way of making you think about familiar things in a new light that had not occurred to you before. This was an excellent page turner as well as being full of intriguing high ideas.