William Gibson became famous for his Cyberspace trilogy (Neuromancer, Count Zero, Mona Lisa Overdrive), which became the cornerstone of cyberpunk and determined the face of modern literature for decades to come. But very quickly the genre revolutionary became cramped by the boundaries of any genre - and the joint steampunk epic “The Difference Machine” with Bruce Sterling was followed by “The Bridge Trilogy” (“Virtual Light”, “Idoru”, “All Tomorrow’s Parties”), the action of which takes place in a kind of alternative present, and the thriller plot, futuristic surroundings and virtuoso austerity of stylistic techniques give rise to an explosive but inevitably attractive cocktail. Here, a powerful earthquake divided California into North and South, and the notorious Bridge became a symbol of this division. Here, loser cop Rydell and cyclist courier Chevette-Marie are brought together by chance and together they try to survive the hunt arranged for them by the owners of extremely important information stored in the sunglasses of the “virtual light” system. Here, Tokyo has been rebuilt with nanotech skyscrapers, a nightclub based on Franz Kafka is enjoying success, and a rumor has spread through the fan community that a rock star named Rez is going to marry a virtual star, actress and singer Ray Toei. Here, the best killer in the world leaves no traces on the World Wide Web, and the secret master of the world thinks that he is following his trail...