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September 29, 2010

25% discount for Zero History blog readers - William Gibson in conversation with Cory Doctorow, Cadogan Hall, London, Monday October 4th, 2010 7pm - 8.30 pm

Given how popular William Gibson's previous reading / signing events in London have been, it is perhaps not a surprise that this forthcoming event for Zero History is much more expensive than the ones held at the TUC Congress hall, for Pattern Recognition and Spook Country:

William Gibson on 'Zero History' in conversation with Cory Doctorow

Monday October 4th, 2010

Doors open at 6.15pm. The event will begin at 7.00pm and finish at 8.30pm.

Event Info

American-born William Gibson is one of the most acclaimed and successful writers of the last twenty years. He coined the phrase "cyberspace" and developed the concept in his bestselling first novel Neuromancer, creating an iconography for the Information Age long before widespread use of the Internet. His novels have moved gradually away from science fiction and futuristic work and now examine the strange contemporary world we inhabit.

Gibson will be talking about his life and work, and in particular his new book Zero History which is set largely in London and captures the paranoia and fear of our post-Crash times.

See this book review in The Spectator: Architect of cool

William Gibson and Cory Doctorow will be signing books after the event.

Cory Doctorow is worth the price of the ticket alone, let alone William Gibson !

Venue Info

Cadogan Hall

5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ, Tel: 020 7730 4500

Tube: Sloane Square
Bus Routes: 11, 19, 22, 137, 211, 319, 360 C1

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Ticket Prices:

As William Gibson tweeted:

https://twitter.com/GreatDismal/status/19634410839

London: the expensive seats http://bit.ly/9UTvu5

Tue Jul 27 05:49:47 +0000 2010

Ticket Type  Price
Stalls  £25.00
Gallery  £20.00
Student  £9.50

Readers of this Zero History blog are entitled to a 25% Discount

Quote this Discount Code: gib50n
i.e. with a numeric five and a zero

Booking form: William Gibson on 'Zero History' in conversation with Cory Doctorow

Or call Jo Marris on +44 207 792 4830

This event is organised by Intelligence Squared, who produce a glossy magazine and who hold televised and internet broadcast public debates .