IDORU

Idoru - a gripping techno-thriller by William Gibson, bestselling author of Neuromancer\'Fast, witty and cleverly politicized\' GuardianTokyo, post-event:After an attack of scruples, Colin Laney\'s skipped out on his former employer Slitscan - avoiding the rash of media lawyers sent his way - and taken a job for the outfit managing Japanese rock duo, Lo/Rez.

Rez has announced he\'s going to marry an \'idoru\' by the name of Rei Toi - she exists only in virtual reality - and this creates complications that Laney, a net runner, is supposed to sort out.

But when Chai, part of Lo/Rez\'s fan club, turns up unaware that she\'s carrying illegal nanoware for the Russian Kombinat, Laney\'s scruples nudge him towards trouble all over again.