In the following essay, Farnell explores the recurrent themes of place, space, form, and architecture within the context of posthuman topologies in Virtual Light and Idoru.

In the following interview, Killheffer provides an overview of Gibson's life and career, focusing on the publication of Virtual Light.

In the following review of Virtual Light, Tuten comments that the plot is overly contrived and at times incomprehensible, the characters are undeveloped and lack depth, and that the novel as a whole “lacks a fresh perspective in its imagined future.”

In the following review, Clute asserts that Idoru is beautifully written with striking detail and dense with insightful, imaginative metaphors.

In the following review of Virtual Light, Olsen lauds Gibson's dark humor, detailed imagery, narrative voice, and imaginativeness.

In the following review of Virtual Light, Lanchester asserts that Gibson's strengths as a writer are his prose style and his ability to imagine and create a fantastic world in inventive detail.

In the following review, Ryan observes that Gibson's Virtual Light offers “an urban panorama that is both spectacular and bleak.”

In the following review, Murray contends that Gibson's Idoru poses the questions: “What is reality? And who is human?”