Title: Idoru
Title Record # 5717
Author: William Gibson
Date: 1996-09-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Bridge Trilogy
Series Number: 2
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Author: William Gibson
Date: 1996-09-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Bridge Trilogy
Series Number: 2
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Synopsis: In a near future where virtual reality cyberspace is common, a 14 year old girl is sent to a post-earthquake Tokyo by the Seattle fanclub of a hugely popular pop music group, to investigate rumors that one of the group intends to marry a virtual woman; at the same time, a man with enhanced abilities to understand individuals by interpreting online patterns of data is also sent to Tokyo by the group's management, to conduct a similar investigation.
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Awards
| Place | Year and Award | Category |
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| 6 | 1997 Locus | Best SF Novel |
| Nomination | 1998 Kurd Lasswitz Prize | Bestes ausländisches Werk |
Publications
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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| Idoru | 1996-09-00 | William Gibson | G. P. Putnam's Sons | 0-399-14130-8 | $24.95?$: US dollar |
292 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Honi Werner |  |
| Idoru (abridged) | 1996-09-24 | William Gibson | Putnam Berkley Audio | 0-399-14225-8 | audio cassette?Cassette tape |
novel | ||||
| Idoru | 1996-10-00 | William Gibson | Viking UK | 0-670-85778-5 | £16.00?£: UK pound |
292 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Gary Marsh | |
| Idoru | 1997-00-00 | William Gibson | Penguin Books | 0-14-024107-8 | £6.99?£: UK pound |
292 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Gary Marsh | |
| Idoru | 1997-00-00 | William Gibson | Rogner & Bernhard bei Zweitausendeins | 3-8077-0307-1 | 311 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |||
| Idoru | 1997-03-00 | William Gibson | Viking UK | 0-670-85779-3 | £9.99?£: UK pound |
292 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Gary Marsh | |
| Idoru | 1997-05-00 | William Gibson | Meulenhoff (M=SF #343) | 90-290-5400-X | 256 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Nico Keulers | |
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| Idoru | 1997-09-00 | William Gibson | Berkley Books | 0-425-15864-0 | $6.99?$: US dollar |
383 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Honi Werner | |
| Idoru | 1998-00-00 | Vilijem Gibson | Polaris Beograd (SF biblioteka Polaris) | 245 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Honi Werner | |
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| Idoru | 1999-00-00 | William Gibson | Conrad Editora | 85-87193-06-6 | R$25.00?R$: Brazilian real |
248 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Honi Werner | |
| Idoru | 1999-03-00 | William Gibson | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #6315) | 3-453-15636-6 | DM 16.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
333 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | doManski | |
| Idoru | 1999-09-10 | William Gibson | J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #5346) | 2-290-05346-5 | 347 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Antoine Poulain | ||
| Urania #1384 Supplement | 2000-03-26 | ed. Giuseppe Lippi | Mondadori | 1384 Supplement | Lit 7,000?Lit: Italian lira |
284 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
mag | Alice Zen | |
| Idoru | 2000-07-00 | William Gibson | Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #13179) | 3-453-17332-5 | DM 16.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
333 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Thomas Thiemeyer | |
| Idoru | 2002-00-00 | William Gibson | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #6436) | 3-453-86328-3 | €8.95?€: Euro |
332 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | ||
| Aidoru | 2002-01-00 | William Gibson | Mondadori (Piccola Biblioteca Oscar #274) | 88-04-49996-6 | €7.75?€: Euro |
332 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | ||
| Idoru | 2003-01-00 | William Gibson | Berkley Books | 0-425-19045-5 | $13.95?$: US dollar |
308 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Honi Werner | |
| Idoru | 2003-08-00 | William Gibson | Berkley Books | $8.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | Honi Werner | |||
| Die Idoru-Trilogie | 2011-05-00 | William Gibson | Heyne | 978-3-453-52673-0 | €13.99?€: Euro |
1055 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
omni | ||
| Idoru | 2011-07-28 | William Gibson | Penguin Books | 978-0-241-95352-5 | £8.99?£: UK pound |
292 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | David Wilson | |
| Idoru | 2018-05-22 | William Gibson | Tantor Audio | $21.49?$: US dollar |
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
novel | ||||
| Idoru | 2018-05-22 | William Gibson | Tantor Audio | 979-820043825-9 | audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks |
novel | ||||
| Idoru | 2021-03-01 | William Gibson | Tantor and Blackstone Publishing | 979-820043826-6 | $39.99?$: US dollar |
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks |
novel | |||
| Idoru | 2021-03-01 | William Gibson | Tantor and Blackstone Publishing | 979-820043827-3 | $39.99?$: US dollar |
audio MP3 CD?Compact disc with mp3-encoded audio tracks |
novel | |||
| Idoru | date unknown | William Gibson | Berkley Books | 0-425-15864-0 | $6.99?$: US dollar |
383 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Honi Werner | |
| Idoru | date unknown | William Gibson | Penguin Books | 978-0-14-024107-5 | £8.99?£: UK pound |
292 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Victor Boullet | |
| Idoru | date unknown | William Gibson | Berkley Books | 0-425-15864-0 | $6.99?$: US dollar |
383 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Honi Werner | |
Reviews
- Review by Russell Letson (1996) in Locus, #429 October 1996
- Review by Gary K. Wolfe (1996) in Locus, #429 October 1996
- Review
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Ariel Haméon?Ariel Hameon(1996) in The New York Review of Science Fiction, November 1996
- Review by Paul J. McAuley (1996) in Interzone, #114 December 1996
- Review by Jay W. Babcock (1996) in Sci-Fi Universe #20, December 1996
- Review by Charles de Lint (1997) in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, February 1997
- Review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton] (1997) in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, March 1997
- Review by Ian Shutter (1997) in The Zone and Premonitions, Spring 1997
- Review by L. J. Hurst (1997) in Vector 192
- Review by Norman Spinrad (1997) in Asimov's Science Fiction, August 1997
- Review by Julia Witwer (1997) in Science Fiction Eye, #15, Fall 1997
- Review by Leon Olszewski (1997) in SF Site, Mid-December 1997, (1997)
- Review by Brian Stableford (1997) in Foundation, #69 Spring 1997
- Review by Joe Mayhew (1997) in Absolute Magnitude, Spring 1997
- Review by Dwight Brown (1997) in Nova Express, Summer 1997
- Review [French] by Marie-Laure Vauge (1999) in Galaxies, #15
- Review by Colin Steele (2001) in SF Commentary, #77
- Review by John Clute (2003) in Scores: Reviews 1993 - 2003 , reprinted in:
- Scores: Reviews 1993 - 2003 (2016)