description: 2005: Welcome to NoCal and SoCal, the uneasy  sister-states of what used to be California. Here the  millenium has come and gone, leaving in its wake  only stunned survivors. In Los Angeles, Berry  Rydell is a former armed-response rentacop now working  for a bounty hunter. Chevette Washington is a  bicycle messenger turned pickpocket who impulsively  snatches a pair of innocent-looking sunglasses. But  these are no ordinary shades. What you can see  through these high-tech specs can make you rich--or  get you killed. Now Berry and Chevette are on the  run, zeroing in on the digitalized heart of  DatAmerica, where pure information is the greatest high.  And a mind can be a terrible thing to crash...
language: English
title: Virtual Light
titlecomplete: Virtual Light
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Cyberpunk, Speculative Fiction, Thriller, Literature, Science Fiction Fantasy, Novels, Fantasy, Dystopia
ratings_count: 25056
series: Bridge
awards: awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Science Fiction Novel, awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Prix Aurora Award
category: Best Long Form Work in English
publisher: Seal Books