Duncan Long (Antigrav Unlimited, Spider World Trilogy, the Night Stalkers), creates a future where neighborhood snipers pick off salesmen, automation runs fatally amuck, and the resurrected dead walk the streets. Wisecracking hacker Ralph Crocker is in the middle of a bloody turf war between a cyborg named Death, organ-stealing monstrosities, and genetically modified government agents. To survive, he must search dangerous shadow worlds. Befriending Alice (who may be virtual), the two join forces to confront the godlike man who alters perceptions and reality. The battle's outcome changes the future in ways impossible to imagine. New third edition with extensive additional scenes; a fantastic, unexpected ending; witty narrative; skillful plotting. Characters travel from streets worked by automated prostitutes, to an Antarctic tourist trap, to virtual worlds where anything can happen. Science fiction alive and exciting, with a sometimes-troubling view of the future.
About the Author
Duncan Long is a seasoned writer with over 80 books in print including the nine-book Night Stalkers action/adventure series with HarperCollins, the science fiction novel (Anti-Grav Unlimited) with Avon Press, and a three-book young adult SF series (Spider Worlds) also with HarperCollins. Long's other books are non-fiction. Some of these can be found in the private libraries of the CIA, US Marines, FEMA, the FBI's FTU (Firearms Training Unit), and other US agencies as well as the private library of at least one foreign embassy and the EPC (Emergency Planning, Canada). The author recently created Duncan Long Publications to reprint some of his titles as well as publish new books he and other authors have written.
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Duncan Long (Antigrav Unlimited, Spider World Trilogy, the Night Stalkers), creates a future where neighborhood snipers pick off salesmen, automation runs fatally amuck, and the resurrected dead walk the streets. Wisecracking hacker Ralph Crocker is in the middle of a bloody turf war between a cyborg named Death, organ-stealing monstrosities, and genetically modified government agents. To survive, he must search dangerous shadow worlds. Befriending Alice (who may be virtual), the two join forces to confront the godlike man who alters perceptions and reality. The battle's outcome changes the future in ways impossible to imagine. New third edition with extensive additional scenes; a fantastic, unexpected ending; witty narrative; skillful plotting. Characters travel from streets worked by automated prostitutes, to an Antarctic tourist trap, to virtual worlds where anything can happen. Science fiction alive and exciting, with a sometimes-troubling view of the future.
About the Author
Duncan Long is a seasoned writer with over 80 books in print including the nine-book Night Stalkers action/adventure series with HarperCollins, the science fiction novel (Anti-Grav Unlimited) with Avon Press, and a three-book young adult SF series (Spider Worlds) also with HarperCollins. Long's other books are non-fiction. Some of these can be found in the private libraries of the CIA, US Marines, FEMA, the FBI's FTU (Firearms Training Unit), and other US agencies as well as the private library of at least one foreign embassy and the EPC (Emergency Planning, Canada). The author recently created Duncan Long Publications to reprint some of his titles as well as publish new books he and other authors have written.