from the 'why is cuervo dancing a jig?' dept

from an interview with ellen datlow i find this joyous news of wonderment:

Bill has a new novel called Spook Country coming out this spring

bill in this case is william gibson who, pardon me gushing a bit, is simply just about the most important living writer i have ever read.

ok, i'll just say this - you know the term 'cyberspace'? he invented it. no, really he did. check the link if you don't believe me because this fine upstanding resident of victoria island, b.c. (last time i checked a bio sleeve on one of his books) created the term for his short story 'burning chrome'.

well, it's a late birthday present but this one is worth the wait. i've been pestering the fine folks at coles and indigo for a while now (for those in the states that's the equivalent of barnes and noble south of the 49) because the man produces work at a regular clockwork pace. every two years or so there's a new work. his should have been out around late 2005/early 2006 but, it must be important. usually when he shifts gears it is.

neuromancer has had significant lasting importance for those of us self identified geeks out here. it's the thing that has been in the back of the brains that create things like second life and the like.

so, like the fanboy i am (in japanese the word is otaku and i use it with pride) i head over to the official william gibson website and find this blog entry that makes me nearly weep with joy.