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Noir (Bantam spectra book) Book
K.W. Jeter crossbreeds "cyberpunk" SF with visceral horror--as in his early Dr Adder which was written in 1972 before cyberpunk emerged, praised by Philip K. Dick, and too over-the-top to be published until 1984. Noir is distantly linked to Dr Adder, but stands alone. A dark novel of corporate tyranny, layered betrayals, bad sex and literal hell on earth, it has an icy glitter of wit too black to be funny. Copyright-breaking is the ultimate crime: violators suffer eternal punishment, with their brain-matter plumbed into domestic appliances. Death is, likewise, no release for the debt-ridden as they are mechanically reanimated to work off financial obligations. Homeless folk have sheltering carapaces welded to their flesh so they can curl up like woodlice in the street. Antihero … read more...
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