Happy Thursday everyone and welcome back to Books from the Backlog, the weekly linkup I'm taking part of which is hosted by Carole's Random Life in Books. Plus, this month I'll be featuring science fiction in honor of SciFi Month 2024 (Image credit: Artwork by Sxwx). Anyway, this is a great way to put a spotlight on books that I've had sitting on my shelf for awhile. I don't know when I'll get to my weekly featured book, but I hope to some time hopefully soon.
This Week's Neglected Book
Published: November 13, 2012
Genre: Cyberpunk
My Copy:
Format: Hardback
Pages: 272
Where I Acquired It: A library book sale
Summary Per Goodreads:
Minority Report meets Blade Runner as a man must solve his daughter's murder only to find that the trail leads right back to himself in Dave Swavely's Silhouette, the first of the Peacer series.A post-quake San Francisco is ruled by a private corporation called the Bay Area Security Service. Its founder, Saul Rabin, is revered by many as the savior of the city, but by others he is feared and loathed as a fascist tyrant. And because of the cutting-edge antigravity technology being developed by his company, this controversial figure is about to become the most powerful man in the world.
To his protégé, Michael Ares, the old man is a mysterious benefactor whom he respects and admires. But when Michael's daughter and best friend are brutally murdered, he follows a trail of evidence that leads dangerously close to home. Closer than he could ever imagine.
A future world of aerocars, net glasses, and neural cyberware provides the backdrop for this timeless tale of good and evil, revenge and love, infamy and destiny. Fans of Blade Runner and Ghost in the Shell will love this page-turner filled with thought-provoking images of dark shapes which, despite their pain and power, could never blot out the light that surrounds them.
Why Did I Add It?
I wasn't at all familiar with the author or this book at all, but the color palette on the cover caught my eye. Then, I found notice it's been compared to Minority Report and Blade Runner which are a couple of my favorites. It could be a tall order, but I'm willing to find out with this cyberpunk series opener.
Have you read this thoughts or would you read it? Would you recommend it to me? As always, thanks for visiting my blog and perhaps even commenting down below!
I'm not familiar with this but I'd definitely try it, it sounds so good!
ReplyDeleteIt does sound like it has a lot of potential doesn't it!
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