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Idoru

Idoru is a 1996 science fiction novel by William Gibson, published in the United States by G. P. Putnam's Sons. It is the second novel in Gibson's Bridge trilogy, following Virtual Light and preceding All Tomorrow's Parties.

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Author
William Gibson
Genre
Science fiction
Publication date
1996
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Followed by
All Tomorrow's Parties
Language
English

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Idoru

Nodes33
Edges32
Triples72
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.060606
Components1

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Idoru

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related to Plot · 16
Idoru → Blackwell, Both, Chia Pet McKenzie, Colin Laney, He, His, Keith Alan Blackwell, Laney, Lo/Rez, Rei Toei, Rez, Rez's, Seattle, Slitscan, The, Tokyo
related to background · 15
Idoru → All Tomorrow's Parties, Colin Laney's, Gibson, Gibson's, He, In, In Idoru, Pacific Rim, Putnam's Sons, Sprawl, The, Tokyo, United States, Virtual Light, William Gibson's Bridge
related to Reception · 15
Idoru → Andrew Leonard, Contemporary, Gibson's, In Wired, John Clute, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, Reviewers, Steven Poole, The, The Guardian, The Washington Post Book, Tokyo, Virtual Light, World
related to Themes and analysis · 14
Idoru → All Tomorrow's Parties, Bridge Trilogy, Critics, Gibson, Gibson's, Hak Nam, In, Kowloon Walled City, Rather, Sprawl, The, This, Tokyo, Walled City
Author · 1
Idoru → William Gibson
Followed by · 1
Idoru → All Tomorrow's Parties
Genre · 1
Idoru → Science fiction
ISBN · 1
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Language · 1
Idoru → English
OCLC · 1
Idoru → 39158749

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
IdoruAuthorWilliam Gibson1.00infobox
IdoruFollowed byAll Tomorrow's Parties1.00infobox
IdoruGenreScience fiction1.00infobox
IdoruISBN.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:r…1.00infobox
IdoruLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
IdoruOCLC391587491.00infobox
IdoruPages3041.00infobox
IdoruPreceded byVirtual Light1.00infobox
IdoruPublication date19961.00infobox
IdoruPublisherG. P. Putnam's Sons1.00infobox
IdoruSeriesBridge trilogy1.00infobox
Idoruis a1996 science fiction novel by William Gibson0.90text

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