Books tagged with: los angeles
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![Dark SeekerK W Jeter]()
Science FictionDark Seeker is a speculative fiction novel by K W Jeter. This is basically a horror novel with group drug use/experimentation as the theme. Like a Tim powers or Phil dick book it's got a skewed version of Los Angeles where a group of kids under a university teacher -and a off track manipulative drif...
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![Hell on EarthDafydd ab Hugh]()
Science FictionContinuing where Knee-Deep in the Dead stops, we find our two favorite demon-slaying, zombie-‘sploding action heroes faced with the reality that Earth has been invaded. The story that unfolds on planet Earth is one that could never be guessed and packs a particular charm that I have never seen in a...
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![Made to KillAdam Christopher]()
Science FictionIf you can imagine what a science fiction novel written by Raymond Chandler might be like (while Chandler is known to have hated Science Fiction stories rumours persist he did write one) then Made to Kill is about as close as you will likely ever get (short of resurrecting the late author). It pays...
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![NoirK W Jeter]()
Science FictionNoir is a science fiction novel by K W Jeter. NOIR.....Hohoho! What a way to go! Corpses in this book aren't allowed to die, they go into debt and are kept from the grave to hang out on the dead side of what was L.A. (now the Gloss) to wait for some job so they can be buried. X shaped pupils. One gu...
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![State of MindSven Michael Davison]()
Science FictionState of Mind is a post-cyberpunk science fiction thriller by Sven Michael Davison. In the year 2030 you can eat all you want, take drugs and drink as much as you want without any negative side effects, you can call a friend, surf the web, listen to music, watch a film or even play a game without to...
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![State of UnionSven Michael Davison]()
Science FictionState of Union follows on from the events of the authors previous novel, State of Mind - a post cyberpunk novel that we reviewed back in February 2011. Jake has been living off the grid for five years and returns to civilisation to find a nano-virus pandemic known as MaxWell has killed millions of p...
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![EntangledGraham Hancock]()
FantasyEntangled is a time-spanning fantasy novel from the best-selling author, Graham Hancock. Leoni is a troubled teenager, living in modern day Los Angeles and after an accidental drug overdose causes her to have a "near-death" experience, she experiences her soul being lifted from her body and thrown b...
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![Sandman SlimRichard Kadrey]()
FantasyI'd like to start this review by saying that Richard Kadrey doesn't get the visibility he deserves, not by a long shot. I only discovered him myself by seeing other authors discussing how wonderful his work is. They aren't wrong. Sandman Slim - real name James Stark - has just spent the lat eleven y...
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![The Complete Double DeadChuck Wendig]()
FantasyThe world is a terrible place to live after the zombie apocalypse, but probably for none more so than a vampire. Without humans, the blood supply is all dried up, unless you find a random animal. The buildings are decayed and in ruin, with gaping holes the sunlight streams through and providing ea...
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![Killing is my BusinessAdam Christopher]()
Science FictionKilling is my Business (not to be confused with Megadeth's debut album) is the second novel in Adam Christopher's LA Trilogy, following on from Made to Kill . Featuring the robot Assassin Raymond Electromatic, disguised as LA's only artificial private investigator. it's a unique blend of hardboiled...
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![Reluctant ImmortalsGwendolyn Kiste]()
HorrorClassic stories leaving copyright has been a boon to modern authors who are suddenly able to play with much loved characters as they wish. The mash up is not unusual when two contemporary characters suddenly meet, but often these books are set at the same time as the original text. What would happen...
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![The Wheel of DollJonathan Ames]()
General FictionThe humble Private Investigator is a put-upon character, often lonely, whenever they find love, that love seems to end up dead. No wonder so many of them have a problem with drink, gambling, or drugs – perhaps a mix of all three. Few PIs can hold a candle to Happy Doll, he is not even a PI anymore h...
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![Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle RockMaud Woolf]()
Science FictionWouldn’t it be great to be in more than one place at once? Rather than having to do all those boring jobs you could make a version of yourself to do it for you, leaving time for you to do what you really want, like playing too many computer games or reading too many books. Before you know it, you ma...
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![The Ninja DaughterTori Eldridge]()
General FictionThere are many reasons that an investigator in fiction gets involved in a case. Perhaps they are a Detective, and it is their job, or they are a Private Investigator getting paid. You may stumble across a body and suddenly find yourself drawn into a mystery. All these paths lead to a different motiv...
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![The ContestJeff Macfee]()
General FictionPuzzle me this. Whilst other kids were outside climbing trees or knocking a football around, you would often find me indoors or under a tree reading a book or doing puzzles. That has led to two lifelong consequences; a love of puzzles and a problem with weight. Puzzler was always my favourite, and I...
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![The Killing SpellShay Kauwe]()
FantasySticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me, but in Shay Kauwe’s The Killing Spell , words will very much hurt you. In fact, words can be fashioned into spells to kill. Not the best in an everyday family situation where words can fly thick and fast, nor in a society where a fe...
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![The Drowned SirenCallisto Lodwick]()
General FictionTo work in a novel, you need to be the right amount of crazy. Too little and you just come across as a little odd and moany, too much and your book has just become a horror novel. In Callisto Lodwick’s The Drowned Siren , Eleanor is a student in Scotland who is introverted and clingy, but not really...
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