Irontown blues

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John Varley: Irontown blues (2018)

289 pages

English language

Published 2018

ISBN:
978-1-101-98937-1
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OCLC Number:
1011548014

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4 stars (1 review)

From a master of science fiction comes a brand-new noir novel set in the Eight Worlds universe, where a detective hunts for the biohackers who have created a dangerous new disease. Christopher Bach was a policeman in one of the largest Lunar cities when the A.I. Lunar Central Computer had a breakdown. Known as the Big Glitch, the problem turned out to be a larger war than anyone expected. When order was restored, Chris's life could never be the same. Now he's a private detective, assisted by his genetically altered dog Sherlock, and emulates the tough guys in the noir books and movies that he loves. When Bach takes the case of a woman involuntarily infected with an engineered virus, he is on the hunt to track down the biohackers in the infamous district of Irontown. But if he wants to save humanity, he'll have to confront his own demons.

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4 stars

I've been waiting for this book for a long time.

It didn't have as much outer space wonder and weirdness as other Varley books.

But it did have a sentient dog narrator, a cybernetically enhanced canine named Sherlock, and he was an absolute delight.

I am hoping that Varley liked writing him enough that we get another book with him.

Subjects

  • Private investigators
  • Virus diseases
  • Fiction