History Literature / CountZero

* RoaringRampageofRevenge: Jaylene Slide takes the loss of her boyfriend very personally. She takes out the murderer (and two whole floors of a building) seconds after being told who it is. The AI calling itself "Baron Samedi" also gets upset at [[spoiler: the death of Jackie]] and goes after [[spoiler: Virek]] on his home turf as a result.

* TechnologyMarchesOn: Marley has to order a special accessory program to make her phone filter calls from numbers not in her permanent directory; today, that's a standard freeware app for most smartphones.

* SmugSnake: Alain, Marly's ex-lover.

* BadassInANiceSuit: The Kasuals, a vicious Barrytown street gang, take this trope UpToEleven. They habitually dress in elaborate formal garb that includes silk brocade and lace cravats. Even when they're wasting punks on the streets.

This book provides examples of the following tropes:

* HandCannon: Turner's Smith & Wesson revolver.

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''Count Zero'' is the 1986 sequel to Creator/WilliamGibson's ''Literature/{{Neuromancer}}'', and the second book in the ''Literature/SprawlTrilogy''. While not as well known as ''Neuromancer'', it's still an excellent read.

* WholePlotReference: The turf war between the Gothicks and the Kasuals involves a group of misfits of varying social classes pitted against the very preppy Kasuals - quite a bit like the conflict between the Greasers and Socs in S.E. Hinton's Literature/TheOutsiders.

* WholePlotReference: The turf war between the Gothicks and the Kasuals involves a group of misfits of varying social classes pitted against the very preppy Kasuals - quite a bit like the conflict between the Greasers and Socs in S.E. Hinton's {{The Outsiders}}.

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* EarnYourHappyEnding: While the novel's two epilogue chapters provide endings for all of the main characters (Marly [[spoiler: appears to have done well for herself, even though this is only mentioned in passing]], Bobby and Angie [[spoiler: find happines in each other's arms, but theirs really turns out to be a [[TheEndOrIsIt fake ending]], since their stories are continued in ''Literature/{{Mona Lisa Overdrive}}'']]), only [[spoiler: Turner's]] ending is a genuinely happy one, with him finding love in his [[spoiler: late brother's girlfriend]] and founding a family. He's also the character who arguably had to suffer the most throughout the novel, with pretty much everything he attempted having in one way or another.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: While the novel's two epilogue chapters provide endings for all of the main characters (Marley [[spoiler: appears to have done well for herself, even though this is only mentioned in passing]], Bobby and Angie [[spoiler: find happines in each other's arms, but theirs really turns out to be a [[TheEndOrIsIt fake ending]], since their stories are continued in ''Literature/{{Mona Lisa Overdrive}}'']]), only [[spoiler: Turner's]] ending is a genuinely happy one, with him finding love in his [[spoiler: late brother's girlfriend]] and founding a family. He's also the character who arguably had to suffer the most throughout the novel, with pretty much everything he attempted having in one way or another.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: While the novel's two epilogue chapters provide endings for all of the main characters (Marley [[spoiler: appears to have done well for herself, even though this is only mentioned in passing]], Bobby and Angie [[spoiler: find happines in each other's arms, but theirs really turns out to be a [[TheEndOrIsIt fake ending]], since their stories are continued in ''Literature/{{Mona Lisa Overdrive}}]]), only [[spoiler: Turner's]] ending is a genuinely happy one, with him finding love in his [[spoiler: late brother's girlfriend]] and founding a family. He's also the character who arguably had to suffer the most throughout the novel, with pretty much everything he attempts going awry in one way or another.

* HollywoodVoodoo: Averted. Beauvoir and co. are normal (if rather superstitious) people who happen to follow the voodoo religion.

* ContinuityNod: There's quite a few references to the fate of the Tessier-Ashpools following the events of ''Neuromancer'', and The Finn gives a quick recap of [[{{Neuromancer}} the Straylight run]] for Bobby and Lucas, though he doesn't mention Case, Molly, or Armitage by name.

* RecurringCharacter: The Finn is the only character to appear in both ''Count Zero'' and ''{{Neuromancer}}'', though he only has a minor role in each.

''Count Zero'' is the 1986 sequel to Creator/WilliamGibson's ''{{Neuromancer}}'', and the second book in the ''Literature/SprawlTrilogy''. While not as well known as Neuromancer, it's still an excellent read.

* Fiction500: Oh yeah, Virek's definitely up there. When any action taken with your assets can potentially destabilize the economies of a couple ''nations'', you know you're rich.

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Alain, who is murdered by Herr Virek's - or possibly Maas biolab's - henchmen after he gives up the info on the boxes to Marly]].

* DemotedToExtra: The Tessier-Ashpool family (the main antagonists from ''{{Neuromancer}}'') have faded into obscurity by the events of ''Count Zero''.

* {{Fiction500}}: Oh yeah, Virek's definitely up there. When any action taken with your assets can potentially destabilize the economies of a couple ''nations'', you know you're rich.

* HollywoodVoodoo: Averted. Beauvoir and co. are normal, if rather superstitious people who happen to follow the voodoo religion.

* MrExposition: The Finn, a minor character from ''{{Neuromancer}}'', briefly assumes this role.

* RoaringRampageofRevenge: Jaylene Slide takes the loss of her boyfriend very personally. She takes out the murderer (and two whole floors of a building) seconds after being told who it is. The AI calling itself "Baron Semedi" also gets upset at [[spoiler: the death of Jackie]] and goes after [[spoiler: Virek]] on his home turf as a result.

** As it turns out, [[spoiler:the AI's are this as well, as pretty much every major plot point was initiated by one of them.]]

** As it turns out, [[the AI's are this as well, as pretty much every major plot point was initiated by one of them.]]

* RoaringRampageofRevenge: Jayne Slider takes the loss of her boyfriend very personally. She takes out the murderer (and two whole floors of a building) seconds after being told who it is. The AI calling itself "Baron Semedi" also gets upset at [[spoiler: the death of Jackie]] and goes after [[spoiler: Virek]] on his home turf as a result.