Dome City Blues

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I thoroughly enjoyed reading the book and look forward to reading his other works. Jan 28, Deadhacker rated it it was amazing. Easily one of the best cyberpunk novels I've encountered.

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It's cyberpunk as high-tech, hard boiled detective story -- which is cyberpunk at its best. Only a truly heartless bastard would have turned her down after hearing why she wanted to hire him. Come to think of it, all characters in the story behave with solid rationality. I spotted no out-of-character Easily one of the best cyberpunk novels I've encountered.

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I spotted no out-of-character actions to fit the story; everyone's actions made sense in character. The narrative contains a welcomed sprinkling of thought-inspiring observations about technological curiosities of the story's world. At least one of them helps explain an important part of the main story later. Many of the secondary characters are excellent in their own right.

They're interesting enough that I wouldn't mind reading stories in which they are the main characters. I hope they are mentioned in the sequel. The publication date is , but it reads like it's from the s.

That's explained by the author's end-note. He began it in , didn't publish it until recently. In that note, he almost apologizes for not updating the book for the reader of the 21st century. No apology is necessary. As I've already said, the story is excellently cohesive. Feb 14, Tim Fiester rated it liked it. A decent book even if the themes and terms are a little dated e. A noir, murder mystery with SF trappings, I thought I had figured it out Feb 12, Concetta Phillipps rated it really liked it.

Dome City Blues is his first entry into science fiction. In a ruined earth people of the population lives in Domes to protect themselves from the environment that they have ruined. A grieving former private detective rediscovers his life. My only hope is that Jeff Edwards continues to write science fiction. I consider this a stellar first effort. His character, David Stalin, was developed as an eminently likable human being with demonstrable flaws. His hopes and fears were realistic and generated an empathetic read. Edwards did an excellent job or training dystopian future dominated by corporations.

When David left the domes you could almost feel the itch in your throat and burning your eyes from the polluted atmosphere. The plot was intricate and complex without being confusing. Edwards did a great job in masking the true villain and keeping your interest until the end of the story. There's plenty of action and in some cases depraved morality but the protagonist demonstrates positive morals and ethics. I certainly hope this won't be the last science fiction we see from Jeff Edwards because I are truly enjoyed it. I highly recommend it. A fast moving noir style mystery set in LA in I won this book in a First Read contest on Goodreads.

I was not sure I was into this genre but I have enjoyed the JD Robb books set in the future so wanted to give it a try. Dome City Blues is a great fast pace mystery that kept me reading late into the night. If I had more reading time I would have read it straight through. What is really interesting was the author wrote it 22 years ago but never had released it. He decided not to I loved it. He decided not to do a major rewrite but just give it some tweaks and release it. I am glad he did.

I would really like to read some more David Stalin mysteries.

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Five years after the death of his wife and partner in their detective agency, David Stalin has closed his agency and turned to metal sculpture. While having a drink in a bar he is approached by a beautiful woman who wants him to prove her brother is not a killer even though he confessed to the murders and then committed suicide on film. Stalin does not want to go back to being detective but finally says he will look into the case and let her know.

The more he digs into the case the deeper he gets drawn in. Lots of twists and turns. Oct 05, Peter Backx rated it really liked it. David Stalin has no intention of being a private detective again, but a string of gruesome murders draws him back in. This story is set into the not-so-distant cyberpunk future when the earth's air is hardly breadable and cities have been covered by giant domes. Everything has been automated and handed over to artificial intelligence that is gaining more and more control over people.

I saw this story compared to some of William Gibson 's best work. I would not go as far as that. However, it is a w David Stalin has no intention of being a private detective again, but a string of gruesome murders draws him back in. However, it is a well written and griping story set an in interesting environment.

I was surprised to learn that this book was actually written in and hardly any changes were made to it when it was released. It's incredible how timely this still feels. Only the representation of the virtual world seems a bit dated, but otherwise you wouldn't guess its age.

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Mar 12, L. For fans of Blade runner and Ghost in the shell, this world really echos these two movies and also has the noir detective element too from Blade Runner. The story follows a PI on his journey to track a serial killer and although this may not sound like the most original of ideas, the mystery itself, the story unfolding, the characters and sci-fi elements make this idea something that's not been done before.

Each of the futuristic ideas through out the book come into play and are bought together For fans of Blade runner and Ghost in the shell, this world really echos these two movies and also has the noir detective element too from Blade Runner.

Each of the futuristic ideas through out the book come into play and are bought together for a satisfying and suspenful finale! I would sum this book up as a dark technological thriller with a human heart, if your into the above mentioned movies go check this out at Amazon! Dec 11, Anirudh Jain rated it liked it. This book combines the best of old school detective noir with a cyberpunk twist. Like any other detective noir, our protagonist David Stalin is a broken man.

He takes up art in order revive to himself but he is healed after he jumps back into the game of a good old mystery solving. This book has a character typical of the old school detective movies; chain smoking, gun weilding and an emotionally scarred detective. The freshness is the fact that this character is in a post aployptic, cyber-enhan This book combines the best of old school detective noir with a cyberpunk twist.

The freshness is the fact that this character is in a post aployptic, cyber-enhanced world. For me this book combines the best of two worlds and is a definitive read for those who are interested to see the medley of the two worlds. Still in progress, but Nicely-written little future-noir murder mystery, with a decent-sized cyberpunk streak. Rather dark, and the future projected seems Engaging characters, plot twists I didn't expect, and so on.

Basically, if the description I gave Still in progress, but Basically, if the description I gave in my preliminary review sounds like something you'd want to read, then you should read it. I got this from Goodreads in exchange for a review, insert standard boilerplate here.

This was an interesting read because it takes place in , when a retired PI is brought back to work by a client. I enjoyed it, liked how things were different in this time and yet the same and worse. Your house was computerized and could tell you anything you wanted where were your cigarettes, with a reminder that you're due for your Smoking Cigarette Cancer Booster shot.

Let you know where you left your car keys although neither of our cars require car keys now - make your coffee for y This was an interesting read because it takes place in , when a retired PI is brought back to work by a client. Let you know where you left your car keys although neither of our cars require car keys now - make your coffee for you, get you up on time.

And yet the detective was still a detective operating as he probably would have now! Was not what I expected at all and yet most interesting. Oct 09, Shawn Dvorak rated it it was amazing. Dystopian SF really isn't many favorite, but this was excellent. Strong character development, plenty of "could-be" villains, a believable dystopian setting, all blended with a classic Mickey Spillane "lonely PI" theme make this a great read. I loved this book. It was a real page turner. I chose to read this book instead of watching Game of Thrones.

This book was an obsession. So many books I've read have had sequels that weren't that great. This is one book that I wash there was another part The best way to describe this book is Bosch meets Blade Runner. At the least, this was a solid hard boiled detective novel. Please review your cart.

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Yes No Thanks for your feedback! Want a true page turner, then this book is it. Fresh characters that I wanted to get know and the environment built by the authors description brought a unique interaction with the reade.

Transport Raymond Chandler into the future complete with Humphrey Bogart and a cast of film noir characters, add a host of super new inventions and you have here one of the best sci-fi mystery stories that I have read in years. I couldn't put it down. I hope mr Edwards gives us more science fiction in the near future. A true page turner I could,not put it down. If this is what the world is going to be like I want to get off the merry go round now. Orson wells had it right when he used animals to portray humans. Great 's sci-fi mixed with a lot of hard boiled detective.

A fun ride in an alternate future. I am glad the author chose to release it without updating the period or theme.

A lot of fans attend conferences and conventions to discover or support authors. Portland has Orycon and the Willamette Writers Conference. I used to attend every year, but more as an author for the panels than as a place to suss out my next novel to read. Still, a lot of traditional authors sponsored by bigger publishers with a bigger budget than mine go that route with great success. Studying how books are bought can help an author decide what marketing path works best for his or her situation.

Attending conferences can get expensive and exhausting. Orycon is getting insular with the same locals appearing on panels and no top selling names as in the past. There is a definite traditional publishing bias and a bit of snobbery against Indie publishing. So, I quit going.

Last time I went to Willamette Writers, there was little to no science fiction offered on the panels or by interviewing agents, and I paid over five hundred dollars to attend. What is working for me is publishing more books and ad sites. The more books you sell, the more your name gets out, the more books you sell. Of course, the critical factor is to write a really good book.

It helps to have a good marketing team with a lot of money to splash around and get the word out at the launch. I doubled sales and income last year from the previous year, and am on track to double again. Right now, sales are great.

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Last week, I talked about the trend of blending genres. When the author no longer has to figure out what section of the bookstore to place his book, or abide by a publisher dictating genre rules, then he or she can write a story that mixes genres. Science fiction romance, science fiction murder mystery, etc. So I took a sharp right turn from my usual fare and picked up a book from an ad site. The title says it all.

Mike Hammer meets Blade Runner. David Stalin is a retired detective and war veteran. He lives in a fun place controlled by an artificial intelligence even gets his coffee under a dome that is one of several that cover parts of Los Angeles. His world is badly polluted and humanity lives mostly in domed cities. The story uses the gumshoe detective trope and decorates the action with futuristic trappings. It appears to be an open and shut murder with a video of him confessing to the crime of killing young girls and ripping out their hearts before he records himself blowing out his own brains.

Now, this friend, John, can only walk encased in a robotic exoskeleton, but has an obsession to find a way to be whole again.

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