Idoru

Fast, witty and cleverly politicized- Guardian Tokyo, post-event: After an attack of scruples, Colin Laneys 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 hes 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/Rezs fan club, turns up unaware that shes carrying illegal nanoware for the Russian Kombinat, Laneys scruples nudge him towards trouble all over again. And this time lawyersll be the least of his worries . . . Sharp, fast, bright . . . a must- Arena A classic technothriller . . . lean, evocative, tense- Wired