# 807: Assassin As a Service

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Podcast: [The Incomparable Mothership](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-incomparable-mothership-508580)
Published: 2026-03-06T18:00:00+00:00
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Charge up your cyberspace deck and avoid all slamhounds! It’s time for us to discuss the second book in William Gibson’s famed Sprawl trilogy, “Count Zero.” Of course, Count Zero is the name of a great hacker… wait, it’s this kid? This is a book that defies audience expectations, from the title character to the way it follows up—or doesn’t, really—the events and characters in its famous predecessor. But, as our veteran Gibson readers note, it sets the template for his career to come....

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