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The short story is about Colin Laney, an intuitive fisher for patterns of information, the 'signature' an individual creates simply by going about the business of living. He is looking for work in Tokyo. Chia McKenzie, a fourteen-year-old girl, is on a rescue mission as she is sent to check out a Seattle chapter of the Lo/Rez fan club's concern for her idol Rez. Rez declared that he will marry the beautiful, entirely virtual media star known as the idoru. Chia is sent to find out if it is true or not, as it has put all their lives in danger.
First publish date: 1996
Genre: Science Fiction/Hard Science Fiction
Authors: William Gibson
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