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Zero History
669 pages
A sleek, hyper-observant dive into the hidden currents of late capitalism, where fashion and military intelligence collide.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like slipping on a perfectly tailored, slightly sinister piece of tactical outerwear. It is a sleek, hyper-observant exploration of the modern world, moving at a steady, deliberate pace that favors atmospheric tension over explosive action. The narrative wraps you in a paranoiac, shadowy mood, where every brand name, street corner, and passing glance feels loaded with hidden significance. The prose is cool and surgical, dissecting the bizarre intersections of high fashion, military contracting, and late-stage capitalism with wry detachment. Beneath the glossy, tech-noir surface lies a surprisingly tender emotional undercurrent about recovery, agency, and finding one's footing in a destabilized world. It will deeply satisfy readers who love untangling the invisible, weird systems that govern our contemporary reality.
- Mood
- sleek
- paranoiac
- shadowy
- urban
- melancholic
- Tone
- wry
- hyper-observant
- detached
- cool
- cynical
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- late capitalism · commodification of subculture · surveillance and privacy · hidden systems · addiction and recovery
- The writing
- Meticulously detailed and brand-obsessed, the prose dissects the material world with a cool, surgical precision.
- The arc
- The journey moves from a state of disoriented, post-crash anxiety to a quiet, hard-won sense of agency and clarity.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love dissecting the weirdness of the contemporary world and are fascinated by the invisible intersections of fashion, military tech, and global finance.
Content notes
- drug addiction and recovery
- financial anxiety
About the book
Set among London's dark and tangled streets after the money-crash, Zero History is a thriller about the hidden webs and patterns that underlie the new century.
Former rock singer Hollis Henry has lost a lot of money in the crash, which means she can't turn down the offer of a job from Hubertus Bigend, sinister Belgian proprietor of mysterious ad agency Blue Ant. Milgrim is working for Bigend too.
A stylish, gripping technothriller from the multi-million copy bestselling author of Neuromancer.
Description from Open Library.
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