- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Spectra (Oct 10 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0553762672
- ISBN-13: 978-0553762679
- Product Dimensions: 14 x 1.9 x 21.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 417 g
- Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #982,327 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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K.W. Jeter picks up the tale of Rick Deckard, the `blade runner' created by Phillip K. Dick and popularized by Ridley Scott's cult classic film. Consistent with the sordid vision of 21st century Los Angeles crafted by Dick and Scott, Jeter creates a stylish piece of thrilling, futuristic suspense that finds Deckard not only in the role of hunter, but also hunted. Again, Deckard is on the trail of an replicant, not knowing that it may be the most elusive and dangerous android of all.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Decent sci-fi, but not a good BR sequel,
By A Customer
This review is from: Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human (Paperback)
I was able to finish this book, but I wish I hadn't. If you love the film, be forewarned: you will never look at it the same way after reading this book. There are too many inconsistencies, particulalry with characters who died in the film, but have been resurrected for this story. I thought the Roy Batty clone template was interesting, but it seems this and other plot points were done simply to have access to popular and recognizable characters from the film. It might have been more affective to just have all new characters. As it is, this sequel just doesn't feel right, and as the successor to a film that evokes such strong emotional appeal from its fans, feeling is important.Oh, and Pris not a replicant? Yeaaah, right! Removing her hand from boiling water unscathed, performing super-human acrobatic stunts while beating the crap out of Deckard, and taking three point blank gunshots (two in the Dir. Cut) before going down?? I guess her nails were black because she painted them, not because she was expiring like Roy. ;) "Pris hasn't got long to live, I can't accept that." I can't accept that she was a human all along. Jeter was supposedly an understudy of Dick, but he should have left his mentor's masterpiece alone, not to mention Ridley Scott's beautiful interpretation (which this sequel is actually based on). I think this is a decent sci-fi book, but a horrible BR sequel. Read Dick's original "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" and stick with the classic film.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
A Sequel Too Hard To Swallow,
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This review is from: Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human (Paperback)
Let me begin with the admission that I was unable to finish this book. I made it to about page 90 and just had to put it down. So, my review will be based on that fact. Also, there are probably what would be considered to be some plot spoilers here, so please skip this review if you don't want to know information that might reveal some plot twists too soon.I am a Bladerunner fan. I love the original, and I love the director's cut. I own them both. I have watched them so many times, I have lost count. I thought it was awesome that somebody wrote a sequel. I was reluctant to buy it, because I am not a fan of Mr. Jeter's other works. However, I finally picked it up one day. I was determined to finish this book. Even when I saw that J. F. Sebastian, to me a person who was irrefutably killed in the movie, was still alive. And then, Pris is still alive. I thought at first Mr. Jeter did a fair job with the characterization of Deckard, and then that began to disappoint me, too. Then finally, the thing that made me put the book down. Mr. Jeter would have us believe that Pris was not truly a replicant. I ask any fan of the movie if this is even conceivable? To me it was not, and was the final nail in the coffin for the book for me. I just couldn't go on any further. The book became an insult to it's source material in my opinion. I honestly don't see how any one who is a true fan of the movie could enjoy this novel. Like many sequels, this one would have been best left unmade. Most sequels are more stillborns than vibrant offsprings. The best sequels are the ones we create in our own minds. I applaud Mr. Jeter for his effort to create a sequel to such a bastion of sci-fi history, but I question his outcome. Like any author, he deserves praise for his talent, and his creation, but it is not for me, and I would imagine, not for many Blade Runner fans as well. Based on the merit of reading the first 90 pages or so of this book, I do not reccomend it. I'll stick to the movie, but this book is not Blade Runner canon to me.
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3.3 out of 5 stars (15 customer reviews) 9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Very disappointing,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human (Audio Cassette)
I'm sorry, but this sequel to the movie (not Philip K. Dicks' classic novel) misses the mark by a large margin. The ludicrous way in which two characters who quite obviously died previously (J. F. Sebastian and Pris) are suddenly brought back to life in this installment is laughable. The characterisations of Dave Holden and Deckard are as wooden as Keanu Reeves and the whole thing moves along as though its feet are stuck in concrete. There are some nice ideas at work here (Holdens rescue for example) but overall it just seems like a tired excuse for cashing in on the Blade Runner phenomenon. Avoid.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
A Sequel Too Hard To Swallow,
By Randy Donahue - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human (Paperback)
Let me begin with the admission that I was unable to finish this book. I made it to about page 90 and just had to put it down. So, my review will be based on that fact. Also, there are probably what would be considered to be some plot spoilers here, so please skip this review if you don't want to know information that might reveal some plot twists too soon.I am a Bladerunner fan. I love the original, and I love the director's cut. I own them both. I have watched them so many times, I have lost count. I thought it was awesome that somebody wrote a sequel. I was reluctant to buy it, because I am not a fan of Mr. Jeter's other works. However, I finally picked it up one day. I was determined to finish this book. Even when I saw that J. F. Sebastian, to me a person who was irrefutably killed in the movie, was still alive. And then, Pris is still alive. I thought at first Mr. Jeter did a fair job with the characterization of Deckard, and then that began to disappoint me, too. Then finally, the thing that made me put the book down. Mr. Jeter would have us believe that Pris was not truly a replicant. I ask any fan of the movie if this is even conceivable? To me it was not, and was the final nail in the coffin for the book for me. I just couldn't go on any further. The book became an insult to it's source material in my opinion. I honestly don't see how any one who is a true fan of the movie could enjoy this novel. Like many sequels, this one would have been best left unmade. Most sequels are more stillborns than vibrant offsprings. The best sequels are the ones we create in our own minds. I applaud Mr. Jeter for his effort to create a sequel to such a bastion of sci-fi history, but I question his outcome. Like any author, he deserves praise for his talent, and his creation, but it is not for me, and I would imagine, not for many Blade Runner fans as well. Based on the merit of reading the first 90 pages or so of this book, I do not reccomend it. I'll stick to the movie, but this book is not Blade Runner canon to me. 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not too bad for a sequel to the movie,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human (Audio Cassette)
Jeter does a so-so job in this book at picking up where the movie left off. However, this book is in no way related to DADoES? (which the book claims to "tie-in" with the movie) except for the character J.R. Isidore. My biggest grudge (which is even MORE apparent in the 3rd book!) is the fact that Jeter basically "re-runs" the movie so many times. IE) Many events in this book already happened in the movie, and are just re-written a little differently. However, the plot is okay and you are left with an unexpected twist at the end, which is good.
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