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A Man of Shadows
A Man of Shadows | Jeff Noon
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The brilliant, mind-bending return to science fiction by one of its most acclaimed visionaries Below the neon skies of Dayzone – where the lights never go out, and night has been banished – lowly private eye John Nyquist takes on a teenage runaway case. His quest takes him from Dayzone into the permanent dark of Nocturna. As the vicious, seemingly invisible serial killer known only as Quicksilver haunts the streets, Nyquist starts to suspect that the runaway girl holds within her the key to the city’s fate. In the end, there’s only one place left to search: the shadow-choked zone known as Dusk. File Under: Science Fiction [ A Man Out of Time | Not Alone | Like Quicksilver | Into Dusk ]
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A Man of Shadows | Jeff Noon

The sequel was nominated for a PKD award but after a paragraph I'm giving this a hard pass. The writing grates on me.

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HyacinthGirl
A Man of Shadows | Jeff Noon
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Pickpick

The first half of this book was significantly more compelling than the second half. Regardless, the premise stayed interesting.

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Moray_Reads
A Man of Shadows | Jeff Noon
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Mehso-so

There are some fantastic ideas here and a dark, mysterious atmosphere of unease and confusion that reminded me of The City & the City. Unfortunately it lacks the flair and finesse of China Miéville. The foundations of the world aren't solid enough so it never emerges satisfactorily and the characters are straw men swept along by a confused plot

JazzFeathers Bummer 😧 7y
juliannebenford Aw that sounds so disappointing! 7y
Moray_Reads @juliannebenford bits of our were good, it just didn't really come together 7y
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