Hiding his former participation in the government's top secret Nimbus project, Peter Ambrose assumes the identity of a struggling jazz musician, until he learns that a killer is targeting his former Nimbus co-workers. Reprint.
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The author of A Deeper Sea keeps readers glued to the page while also providing some thought-provoking ideas in a tale of intrigue set in the near future. Brain modification has become as common as nose jobs, not to mention a frequent prerequisite for career advancement. Peter Ambrose (aka Theo Bronkman) performs such operations for a living and has installed blocks in his own head to remove memories of his years with The Group, a specially selected unit used to devastating effect in the Wars of Devolution. When someone starts killing members of The Group, Ambrose scrambles to find out who and why. Is the murderer one of the other Group veterans, or their old leader Linden Straussmann (presumed dead), or did Ambrose/Bronkman commit the crimes himself, then block them out as he did his other memories? The narrative maintains a breakneck pace but allows ample space for interesting comments on the issues raised by brain modification, most notably the question of who or what people become when they remake themselves at such a deep level. The invention seems forced in a few spots, but on the whole Jablokov delivers an engrossing, introspective novel packed with action and plenty of neat futuristic touches.
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From Library Journal
When neural implant specialist Peter Ambrose receives news of the murder of Charles Geraldino, he begins his own search for the killer, knowing that his past membership in a secret military unit known as Nimbus has marked him as a future victim. Fans of high-tech sf and cyberpunk will be the primary audience for this taut thriller, set in 21st-century Chicago, by the author of Carve the Sky ( LJ 2/91) and A Deeper Sea (Morrow. 1992).
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Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Thought-provoking SciFi noir
July 21 1999
By A Customer
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Format:Hardcover
It's a pity that this fine, complex book is out of print--I encourage other readers to make the effort to find copies.
This story is hard to describe in a few lines, but centers around the protagonist's reluctant attempts to revive memories of his past as his former associates are picked off by an unknown murderer. Conspiracies and cover-ups abound. The characters are richly drawn and the near-future environment is wonderfully detailed and inventive. The novel takes the hard-boiled-detective noir genre and makes it fresh.
Thematically, the novel deals with some very interesting questions of identity and memory. One character who lives in a made-up reality seems to be the most lucid person in a world where identity can be manufactured. This is a book you can read both for the pleasure of the story and for the intellectual challenges the story poses.
My only problem was with the main character, who is such an ass that it's hard to identify with him as a hero. (Probably intentional on the part of the author.) But once the tale got into full swing, I forgot how much I disliked the hero and enjoyed the ride.
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Not Your Average Sci-Fi Tale
Jun 12 2013
By Steven Brandt @ Audiobook-Heaven
- Published on Amazon.com
Nimbus is where science fiction meets mystery. Years ago, during the Devolution Wars, Peter Ambrose and seven others were part of the highly top-secret Nimbus group, which was involved in mind control experiments. After the wars the group went their separate ways and Peter actually had pieces of his Nimbus memories blocked. Now someone is methodically killing off the members of the group, launching Peter on a terrifying mission to find out who and why.
You don't often come across novels that blend science fiction and mystery together, and it's even more rare to find one that does it so well. And a pretty good mystery it is. Jablokov keeps us guessing as Ambrose uncovers the clues that lead him deeper and deeper into danger. Jablokov's characters are well developed and interesting, and his plot, while a little hard to grab hold of at first, eventually started hitting on all cylinders and finished like a champ.
Narrator Colby Elliott turns in a good performance on Nimbus. I would like to hear him slow down a little while reading, but for the most part his narration is pretty solid and he differentiates the characters just enough so that you can tell them apart. Elliott is a Nebraska native and is also the founder and owner of Last Word Audio.
You don't often come across novels that blend science fiction and mystery together, and it's even more rare to find one that does it so well. And a pretty good mystery it is. Jablokov keeps us guessing as Ambrose uncovers the clues that lead him deeper and deeper into danger. Jablokov's characters are well developed and interesting, and his plot, while a little hard to grab hold of at first, eventually started hitting on all cylinders and finished like a champ.
Narrator Colby Elliott turns in a good performance on Nimbus. I would like to hear him slow down a little while reading, but for the most part his narration is pretty solid and he differentiates the characters just enough so that you can tell them apart. Elliott is a Nebraska native and is also the founder and owner of Last Word Audio.
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