Mona Lisa Overdrive
Mona Lisa Overdrive is the final novel of the William Gibson's cyberpunk Sprawl trilogy. Living in the vast computer landscape of cyberspace, young Mona taps into the mind of world-famous Sense/Net star Angie Mitchell who deciphers cyperspace plans, including those devised by Japanese underworld.
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Four threads, a teenage Yakuza heir hidden in England, a junkie chasing a friend, a kidnapped artist, and a dying console cowboy, twist toward a conspiracy involving AIs that have begun acting on their own. Third in the Sprawl.
Yes. Mona Lisa Overdrive (1988) is the third and final book in William Gibson's Sprawl trilogy, after Neuromancer and Count Zero. The trilogy is foundational cyberpunk.
Yes. Mona Lisa Overdrive references events and characters from both earlier books. Reading the trilogy in publication order is recommended.
Mona Lisa Overdrive was written by William Gibson, published in 1988 by Ast.
Mona Lisa Overdrive is 320 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Mona Lisa Overdrive takes most readers 5 to 7 hours to finish.
Mona Lisa Overdrive is a standalone novel by William Gibson, not part of a series.
Mona Lisa Overdrive is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.