El jefe Jim Hopper revela a Once unos ansiados secretos sobre su pasado como inspector de policía en Nueva York, arrojando luz sobre su vida antes de los acontecimientos de la serie de televisión Stranger Things.
La segunda precuela de la serie de Netflix más exitosa de todos los tiempos.
Hawkins, Navidad de 1984. Lo único que anhela el jefe Jim Hopper es disfrutar de una primera Nochebuena tranquila junto a Once, pero su hija adoptiva tiene otros planes. Acaba de rescatar del sótano una caja de cartón con las palabras «Nueva York» y es entonces cuando empiezan las preguntas complicadas. ¿Por qué se marchó Hopper de Hawkins hace ya tantos años? ¿Qué significa «Vietnam»? Y ¿por qué nunca había hablado de Nueva York?
Aunque Hopper preferiría enfrentarse a una horda de Demogorgones que hablar de su pasado, sabe que no puede seguir escondiendo la verdad. Y así comienza la historia del incidente de Nueva York, el último gran caso antes de que todo cambiara.
Nueva York, verano de 1977. Hopper inicia una nueva vida a su regreso de Vietnam. Su hija pequeña, su cariñosa esposa y un nuevo empleo como inspector de la policía de Nueva York le facilitan la incorporación a la vida de civil. Pero cuando los agentes federales le arrebatan el caso sin resolver de una serie de brutales asesinatos, Hopper decide actuar por su cuenta y arriesgarlo todo para desvelar la verdad.
Tardará poco en infiltrarse en las bandas callejeras más infames de Nueva York. Pero cuando está a punto de resolver el caso, un apagón se apodera de la ciudad y precipita a Hopper en la oscuridad más profunda a la que se haya enfrentado jamás.
Penguin Presents the audio edition of Stranger Things: Darkness on the Edge of Town by Adam Christopher, read by David Pittu.
Chief Jim Hopper reveals long-awaited secrets to Eleven about his old life as a police detective in New York City, confronting his past before the events of the hit show Stranger Things.
Christmas, Hawkins, 1984. All Chief Jim Hopper wants is to enjoy a quiet first Christmas with Eleven, but his adopted daughter has other plans. Over Hopper's protests, she pulls a cardboard box marked "New York" out of the basement-and the tough questions begin. Why did Hopper leave Hawkins all those years ago? What does "Vietnam" mean? And why has he never talked about New York?
Although he'd rather face a horde of demogorgons than talk about his own past, Hopper knows that he can't deny the truth any longer. And so begins the story of the incident in New York-the last big case before everything changed...
Summer, New York City, 1977. Hopper is starting over after returning home from Vietnam. A young daughter, a caring wife, and a new beat as an NYPD detective make it easy to slip back into life as a civilian. But after shadowy federal agents suddenly show and seize the files about a series of brutal, unsolved murders, Hopper takes matters into his own hands, risking everything to discover the truth.
Soon Hopper is undercover among New York's notorious street gangs. But just as he's about to crack the case, a blackout rolls across the boroughs, plunging Hopper into a darkness deeper than any he's faced before.
It was just another Tuesday morning when she walked into the office--young, as I suspected they all might be, another dark brunette with some assistance and enough eye black to match up to Cleopatra. And who am I? I'm Ray, the world's last robot, famed and feared in equal measure, which suits me just fine--after all, the last place you'd expect to find Hollywood's best hit man is in the plain light of day.
Raymond Electromatic is good at his job, as good as he ever was at being a true Private Investigator, the lone employee of the Electromatic Detective Agency--except for Ada, office gal and super-computer, the constant voice in Ray's inner ear. Ray might have taken up a new line of work, but money is money, after all, and he was programmed to make a profit. Besides, with his twenty-four-hour memory-tape limits, he sure can keep a secret.
When a familiar-looking woman arrives at the agency wanting to hire Ray to find a missing movie star, he's inclined to tell her to take a hike. But she had the cold hard cash, a demand for total anonymity, and tendency to vanish on her own.
Plunged into a glittering world of fame, fortune, and secrecy, Ray uncovers a sinister plot that goes much deeper than the silver screen--and this robot is at the wrong place, at the wrong time.
Made to Kill is the thrilling new speculative noir from novelist and comic writer Adam Christopher.
Ted Hall is worried. He’s been sleepwalking, and his somnambulant travels appear to coincide with murders by the notorious Hang Wire Killer. Meanwhile, the circus has come to town, but the Celtic dancers are taking their pagan act a little too seriously, the manager of the Olde Worlde Funfair has started talking to his vintage machines, and the new acrobat’s frequent absences are causing tension among the performers. Out in the city there are other new arrivals – immortals searching for an ancient power – a primal evil which, if unopposed, could destroy the world! “If you’re not careful, Adam Christopher will melt your face off… This is fireball storytelling.” - Chuck Wendig, author of The Blue Blazes and Under the Empyrean Sky
The Fissure connecting the alternate New York to its counterpart has vanished, plunging the city into a deep freeze. The people are demanding a return to Prohibition and rationing as energy supplies dwindle. Meanwhile, in the real 1954 New York, the political dynamic has changed. Nimrod finds his department subsumed by a radical new group, Atoms For Peace, led by the mysterious Evelyn McHale. Their goal is simple: total conquest - or destruction - of the Empire State. Adam Christopher returns with the thermonuclear sequel to Empire State - the superhero-noir fantasy thriller set in the other New York. "A noir, Philip K Dick-ish science fiction superhero story... a novel of surreal resonances, things that are like other things, plot turns that hearken to other plot turns. It's often fascinating, as captivating as a kaleidoscope." - Cory Doctorow "Truly original." - Eric Brown, The Guardian
Tony Prosdocimi lives in the bustling Metropolis of San Ventura - a city gripped in fear, a city under siege by the hooded supervillain, The Cowl. When Tony develops super-powers and acts to take down The Cowl, however, he finds that the local superhero team Seven Wonders aren't as grateful as he assumed they'd be...
THE EMPIRE STATE IS THE OTHER NEW YORK It's a parallel-universe, Prohibition-era world of mooks and shamuses that is the twisted magic mirror to our bustling Big Apple. It's a city where sinister characters lurk around every corner while the great superheroes who once kept the streets safe have fallen into deadly rivalries and feuds. Not that its colourful residents know anything about the real New York... until detective Rad Bradley makes a discovery that will change the lives of all its inhabitants. Playing on the classic Gotham conventions of the Batman comics and HBO's Boardwalk Empire, debut author Adam Christopher has spun a smart and fast-paced superhero-noir adventure that will excite genre fans and general readers alike. "A fascinating debut novel that meshes noir sensibilities and science fiction together, and keeps the reader guessing throughout." - MIKE STACKPOLE, bestselling author of I, Jedi "Destined to be a science fiction classic, Empire State is a breathtakingly original noir tale of intrigue, mystery, and quantum physics." DIANA ROWLAND, author of My Life as a White Trash Zombie
