Bridge trilogy
William Gibson's second trilogy, set in a post-earthquake California.
The Bridge trilogy is a series of science fiction novels by William Gibson, following his Sprawl trilogy. It consists of Virtual Light (1993), Idoru (1996), and All Tomorrow's Parties (1999). The trilogy is notable for its exploration of near-future technology and society.
Quick Facts
- Author
- William Gibson
- Novels
- Virtual Light (1993)
- Idoru (1996)
- All Tomorrow's Parties (1999)
- Setting timeframe
- First book set in an imaginary 2006, subsequent books a few years later
- Setting locations
- Post-earthquake California (NoCal and SoCal), post-earthquake Tokyo
- Namesake
- San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge
Facts from the source article.
Did You Know?
- A short story, "Skinner's Room", was composed for Visionary San Francisco, a 1990 museum exhibition.
- Virtual Light was nominated for the Hugo and Locus Awards in 1994.
- Canadian poet Douglas Barbour said the trilogy "savagely interrogates our star-obsessed society."
Setting
The first novel takes place in an imaginary 2006, with later books set a few years afterward. The story unfolds on the United States' West coast in a post-earthquake California, divided into NoCal and SoCal, and in a post-earthquake Tokyo rebuilt with nanotechnology. The trilogy is named after the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, abandoned after an earthquake and turned into a massive shantytown. This bridge is a key location in Virtual Light and All Tomorrow's Parties. Characters interact within a cyberspace construct of Kowloon Walled City, initially described as an inverted kill file, which shares traits of self-governance and user-construction with the bridge.
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