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S'està carregant… The Grand Dark: A Novel (2019 original; edició 2019)de Richard Kadrey (Autor)
Informació de l'obraThe Grand Dark de Richard Kadrey (2019)
  
No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra.  milosdumbraci | May 5, 2023 |    ) damezumari | Dec 22, 2022 | ) wagner.sarah35 | Sep 4, 2021 |  ) skipstern | Jul 11, 2021 | But this newfound hedonism-drugs and sex and endless parties-distracts from strange realities of everyday life: Intelligent automata taking jobs. Genetically engineered creatures that serve as pets and beasts of war. A theater where gruesome murders happen twice a day. And a new plague that even the ceaseless euphoria can't mask. Largo is an addict with ambitions. He has a beautiful girlfriend, drugs, a chance at a promotion-and maybe, an opportunity for complete transformation: a contact among the elite who will set him on the course to lift himself up out of the streets. Others have a vision of life very different from Largo's, and they will use any methods to secure control. And in behind it all, beyond the frivolity and chaos, the threat of new war always looms. Dreams can be a dangerous thing in a city whose mood is turning dark and inward. Thank you Goodreads and Avon/Voyager At Harper Collins for a chance to read this book! This is the first book I have read by Richard Kadrey. When the book arrived, I looked him up and read a lot of good things about him. So, I got excited to read this book. I see there are a lot of mixed opinions about this book and some of them I can agree with. But overall, I feel this was a good and interesting book. There’s just a lot of things crammed into one book. The characters were nicely thought out easy to like and follow. The story is science fiction with a historical feel to it. It took me a little bit to get into it but in the end, I really did like the story. Happy reading everyone!! ( ) jacashjoh | Jun 8, 2021 | Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
Fantasy.
Fiction.
Historical Fiction.
HTML: "A stand-alone heavy hitter that's more in line with recent deviants like Chuck Wendig's upcoming Wanderers (2019) and Daniel H. Wilson's The Clockwork Dynasty (2017). Tonally, this lush novel is closer to Scott Lynch's pirate fantasy The Lies of Locke Lamora (2006), but technologically it resembles the near-future dystopias of Cory Doctorow or China Miéville [...] Wildly ambitious and inventive fantasy from an author who's punching above his weight in terms of worldbuildingâ??and winning." â?? Kirkus (starred review) From the bestselling author of the Sandman Slim series, a lush, dark, stand-alone fantasy built off the insurgent tradition of China Mieville and M. John Harrisonâ??a subversive tale that immerses us in a world where the extremes of bleakness and beauty exist together in dangerous harmony in a city on the edge of civility and chaos. Unlike others who live strictly for fun, Largo is an addict with ambitions. A bike messenger who grew up in the slums, he knows the city's streets and its secrets intimately. His life seems set. He has a beautiful girlfriend, drugs, a chance at a promotionâ??and maybe, an opportunity for complete transformation: a contact among the elite who will set him on the course to lift himself up out of the streets. But dreams can be a dangerous thing in a city whose mood is turning dark and inward. Others have a vision of life very different from Largo's, and they will use any methods to secure control. And in behind it all, beyond the frivolity and chaos, the threat of new wa No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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 Google Books — S'està carregant…GèneresClassificació Decimal de Dewey (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyLCC (Clas. Bibl. Congrés EUA)ValoracióMitjana: (3.51)
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Second half 2/5,because it mostly wastes the great worldbuilding in just running around with half-baked, unoriginal action. It feels like the author cannot decide what storyline to go for, so he tries all of them very briefly, not really completing any. It would have been 1/5,but it is somewhat saved by a few good revelations.
So, an average of 3.5. A book I would recommend, but will not read the sequels. (