A spectacular British SF debut that brings William Gibson’s cyberpunk genre to new heights and another dimension. It’s the first in a two-part series with Waking Hell to follow. Jack Forster is an involuntary space mercenary who’s survived a bad war against a alien artificial intelligence superpower with his puppet, Hugo Fist.
Fist is not just a puppet but a seriously mortal weapon and will be taking over Jack’s body and consciousness very soon as they argue over their respective fates, their cooperation and struggles in questioning the Gods of the Pantheon that rules the solar system. Incredibly original and with the impact that NEUROMANCER once had, this will leave you both breathless and laughing as the deadly puppet is somewhat profane at best and anything but cuddly.
Robertson also evokes a melancholy touch that contrasts strongly with the non-stop action and provides the book with another level of appeal. I can’t wait for the next volume (although this one does read quite independently).
Maxim Jakubowski's January 2016 Book of the Month.
With Earth abandoned, humanity resides on Station, an industrialised asteroid run by the sentient corporations of the Pantheon. Under their leadership a war has been raging against the Totality - ex-Pantheon AIs gone rogue. With the war over, Jack Forster and his sidekick Hugo Fist, a virtual ventriloquist's dummy tied to Jack's mind and created to destroy the Totality, have returned home.
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With Earth abandoned, humanity resides on Station, an industrialised asteroid run by the sentient corporations of the Pantheon. Under their leadership a war has been raging against the Totality - ex-Pantheon AIs gone rogue.
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Crashing Heaven was written by Al Robertson and published by Gollancz an imprint of Orion Publishing Co
Crashing Heaven has 361 pages
Yes it is part of The Station Series series
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