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Spook Country is a 2007 science fiction thriller by William Gibson and a follow-up to Pattern Recognition. The novel follows several intersecting characters, including a freelance journalist, a young woman involved in locative art, and a security specialist investigating a mysterious shipping container. Set in a near-future shaped by digital networks, private power, and international tension, it examines how technology changes perception, politics, and commercial life.
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Is Spook Country a sequel to Pattern Recognition?
Yes, Spook Country (2007) is the second book of William Gibson's 'Blue Ant' trilogy, which began with Pattern Recognition in 2003. Marketing mogul Hubertus Bigend returns as the scheming patron who sets the plot in motion.
Does Cayce Pollard from Pattern Recognition appear in Spook Country?
No, Cayce does not return. Spook Country instead follows Hollis Henry, former singer of the cult band the Curfew, who is commissioned by Bigend to write about locative art.
What is locative art in Spook Country?
Locative art is artwork tied to precise GPS coordinates, viewable only through a headset when you stand in the right spot. The novel's standout example is an artist's piece depicting the actor River Phoenix at the site of the Viper Room, the club outside which he died in 1993.
What is the third book in William Gibson's Blue Ant trilogy?
The trilogy concludes with Zero History, published in 2010. The full sequence is Pattern Recognition (2003), Spook Country (2007), and Zero History (2010), all orbiting the influence of Bigend's Blue Ant agency.
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