A Fire in the Sun
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In a world filled with so many puppets, strings tend to get tangled. In this follow-up to the groundbreaking cyberpunk novel WHEN GRAVITY FAILS, the Budayeen is still a very dangerous place, a high-tech Arabian ghetto where power and murder go hand in hand.
Marid Audran used to be a low-level street hustler, relying on his wits and independence. Now, he's a cop planted in the force by Friedlander Bey, the powerful 'godfather' of the Budayeen. Marid is supposed to simply be Bey's envoy into the police, but as a series of grisly murders pile up - children, prostitutes, a fellow officer - he's drawn deeper and deeper into the city's chaos.Would Marid give up all his newfound money and power to get out of this mess Absolutely. If only he could. But answers are never that easy and choices are never completely one's own in the Budayeen.Buy now!
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- ISBN: 9780575124882
- Author: George Effinger
- Pub date: 05.03.12
- RRP: $11.99
- Format: Electronic book text
Author
George Effinger
George Alec Effinger was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1947. He attended Yale University, where an organic chemistry course disabused him of the notion of becoming a doctor. He had the opportunity to meet many of his SF idols thanks to his first wife, who was Damon Knight and Kate Wilhelm's babysitter. With their encouragement, he began writing science fiction in 1970. He published at least 20 novels and 6 collections of short fiction including WHEN GRAVITY FAILS and THE EXILE KISS. As well, he also wrote and published two crime novels, FELICIA and SHADOW MONEY. With his Budayeen novels, Effinger helped to found the Cyberpunk genre. He was a Hugo and Nebula award winner and a favorite amongst fellow SF writers.
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