Pro:Hat die Autorin schon im ersten Band bewiesen, dass sie jede Menge frische, neue Einfälle hat und sie auch umzusetzen weiß, enttäuscht das Feuerwerk an Ideen auch in diesem Band nicht. Den Satz "Dieses Buch erinnert mich an..." wüsste ich ehrlich nicht zu beenden! Dabei ist der Schreibstil wi...
I have read all 3 of the books in this series & as I didn't take a break between this & the 2nd book, this review is for both of them. I love the world the writer created. The ideas were fresh & the characters were interesting. I always like a good female growing strong throughout the story. This...
A much more enjoyable sequel to Nylon Angel. de Pierres seems to have found her groove here. The narrative flows easier, although there are some passages that are difficult to read. Compared to Nylon Angel, however, Code Noir reads at a calmer pace, that works well and doesn't leave the reader so...
The Tert---a toxic strip of humanity outside the city limits---is no longer big enough for bodyguard Parrish Plessis and her sadistic boss, Jamon Mondo. So with Mondo's dingoboys on her tail, Parrish cuts a deal with a rival gang lord to steal some files that could send Mondo to death row. At the...
I was unimpressed with the first half of the novel. One thing I find difficult to read about sci-fi novels (and Marianne de Pierres novels in particular) is the tech-language and how things suddenly jump from Part A to Part B. The first novel was a rush and given it's been some time since I read ...
It was almost dinner time and today had been a wipeout of police interviews, a few drinks and then the odd thing in the alley.First I went down to the foyer and unlocked my post box. The package was there, still wrapped in my scarf, and I tucked it inside my jacket for the ride back upstairs.Once...
‘Fariss.’ ‘Here,’ she whispered. He blinked and wiped his eyes, trying to clear his vision. It didn’t help much. ‘Where are you?’ ‘Up near the hatch. Found some lumps in the side of the catoplasma, like you said. Can get real close to the lid, but something heavy’s on it.’...
They’d gone to confession before leaving Vank but Test had been dispensing and hadn’t forced Retra to ingest the pod. Afterwards she’d dropped hers over the edge of the platform as they got on the kar. ‘You have to take it,’ Suki warned, as she swallowed a whole red bead. ‘They’ll know.’ ‘I don’t...