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Zero history

by William Gibson

Published 2012526 pagesISBN 978-0-4252-5945-0

Hollis Henry worked for global marketing magnate Hubertus Bigend once before. She never meant to repeat the experience, but she's broke. Milgrim is thoroughly owned by Bigend. He's worth it for his gift of seeming to disappear in almost any setting. Garreth has a passion for extreme sports. He isn't owned by Bigend, but he has friends from whom he can call in the kinds of favors that Bigend sometimes needs. Like now, when a Department of Defense contract turns sideways and he finds himself outmaneuvered in a seriously dangerous world.

Beyond its central premise, the book can be read through the connected lenses of Mental Health, Nonfiction, Fiction. Those themes offer useful points of attention as the characters, ideas, or world develop, especially where the book complicates the expectations of its primary category.

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Themes to notice

Mental Health · Nonfiction · Fiction

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Content notes

Catalog signals suggest mental-health concerns. These notes may not be complete; consult a publisher or reader-supplied guide when detailed warnings matter.

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Reading experience

Balanced tone · Measured pace

Best when you want to settle into a longer reading experience.

Who it may suit

A good fit if…

Readers looking for a substantial, immersive commitment with room for a world or argument to unfold.

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Zero historyWilliam Gibson
Powerful4.4/5

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Before you choose

A quick reading snapshot

Edition facts and catalog signals to help you decide whether this book fits what you want to read next.

Reading lengthA longer, immersive read526 pages in this edition
Publication eraModernFirst published or edition dated 2012
Primary categoryMental HealthAlso cataloged under Nonfiction and Fiction
ISBN-13
978-0-4252-5945-0
Language
English
Edition record
OL32764282M
BookenDeX editorial lens

A more thoughtful way into this book

This guide uses the edition details and category signals above to help you choose deliberately. It does not replace the author's work or a full review.

Good to know

Best when you want to settle into a longer reading experience.

Begin with its place in Mental Health, then notice where the book resists that label.

Try this reading approach

Read for connection, not completion.

Mark one passage that sharpens the book's central concern and one that complicates it. That tension often reveals more than a quick summary.

Three questions to carry with you

  1. Which ideas feel usable in your actual circumstances—not only persuasive on the page?
  2. Where does the author distinguish evidence, experience, and opinion?
  3. What would a small, humane experiment with one idea look like?

Editorial framework by Wesley Bryan, BookenDeX Founder and Editor.