Section breaks within a chapter signaled by a horizontal rectangle, almost Prairie Style and at odds with the font and chapter design. Chapter pages take a full facing page, in greyscale, with design reminiscent of a graphic novel. The novel's main plot doesn't involve any of these in any significant way.Ĭurious book design, the font almost a bold typeface and more suitable for captions or titles than narrative text. Dominant culture is tired, mechanized, efficient, and pushing society toward disruption, but all of this is recognizable mostly after reading the other two books. Interestingly, denizens of the Bridge appear more vibrant & creative than rest of culture despite their subalternity. The Bay Bridge itself is a stark illustration of the haves & have-nots in this US society, with global trends following closely in the wake of US developments. The setting is the aftermath of two cataclysms, one more evident to the reader (at first) than the other: an earthquake crippling the San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge, and a pandemic evidently largely responsible for society not fully rebuilding. In book one, the staging is simple: the Bridge itself, a few hints surrounding AIDS Saint JD Shapeley, and the Yamazaki subplot are enticingly there, but only just. Each novel focuses on its own story, the series arc plays out in the background - especially in the first two books. Virtual Light is the first in the Bridge Trilogy, and sets the stage for the series arc more than it sets up any central conflict playing out over the three books.
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