- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: DAW (Sep 6 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0756400066
- ISBN-13: 978-0756400064
- Product Dimensions: 17.7 x 10.9 x 2.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 172 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,007,981 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Zachary Nixon Johnson, the last private detective on Earth, is hired by the beautiful B.B. Starr, CEO of ExShell (and ex-exotic dancer), to find her missing robot double. The plutonium-powered android is far smarter and stronger than humans, doesn't want to be found, and is a homicidal maniac. As if that's not trouble enough, an unknown enemy keeps trying to assassinate Zach. And HARV, the intelligent computer implanted in Zach's brain, will not shut up.
Yes, The Plutonium Blonde is a parody of science fiction and hardboiled detective fiction. It is also an affectionate homage to the pulps. Perhaps unsurprisingly, its prose inclines to a pulp clunkiness. But the authors, John Zakour and Lawrence Ganem, are deeply knowledgeable of both genres, and they create some new twists in both the science fiction and the mystery. The plot is breathtakingly paced, and the jokes and wisecracks fly thick and fast (and, like the creators of the Airplane and Naked Gun movies, the authors have no fear of a bad joke). The Plutonium Blonde is recommended to fans of science fiction and of hard-boiled mystery. --Cynthia Ward
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"My name is Zachary Nixion Johnson. I am the last private detective on Earth...not exactly one hundred percent true, but it sounds good."
"The year is 2057 and, after a handful of species-altering upheavals, earth-shatteringc cataclysms, history changing extra-terrestrial contacts, and pop-culture disasters, the world is now a pretty safe place..."
"But every once in a while some crazy thing happens that threatens all of society, all of humanity, or the entire space-time continuum."
"And for some reason it always happens on my watch."
So begins the first installment of this all-new, all-hilarious trilogy that pokes fun at the pulps, and skewers sci-fi, as a private dick of the future goes after the most dangerous prey of all...The Plutonium Blonde.
"The year is 2057 and, after a handful of species-altering upheavals, earth-shatteringc cataclysms, history changing extra-terrestrial contacts, and pop-culture disasters, the world is now a pretty safe place..."
"But every once in a while some crazy thing happens that threatens all of society, all of humanity, or the entire space-time continuum."
"And for some reason it always happens on my watch."
So begins the first installment of this all-new, all-hilarious trilogy that pokes fun at the pulps, and skewers sci-fi, as a private dick of the future goes after the most dangerous prey of all...The Plutonium Blonde.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Joke-book with a story-line,
This review is from: Plutonium Blonde (Paperback)
This book is not a typical detective fiction. ...This book is a detective fiction essentially designed to pick on every aspect of the whole detective fiction genera. So it's a book with ridiculous action, jokes on top of corny junks, and crazy idiotic characters all played up to be probably one of the world's funniest bashes on detective fiction. It's great fun and non-stop laughs.... Buy this if your looking for a joke book with a story-line.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amusing & Fast-Paced,
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This review is from: Plutonium Blonde (Paperback)
Writing amusing science fiction must be difficult because so few authors are able to do so. John Zakour & Lawrence Ganem don't seem to have this problem. The Plutonium Blonde is both humorous and action-packed. In addition to some of the best witty banter I've had the opportunity to read, the story revolves around an engaging mystery. Highly recommended!
4.0 out of 5 stars
Buy this book.,
By "jcpresslaw" (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Plutonium Blonde (Paperback)
An avid reader, though not necessarily a fan of either the sci-fi or private-eye genres, I highly recommend this book for anyone looking for an enjoyable romp through the future. A future which includes the great lawyer purge (Are the authors visionaries??? Hey, wait, I'm a lawyer!), android exotic dancers, and supercomputers implanted in your brain. Sounds scary, but this book is funny, intelligent, and chock-full of action scenes that left me wondering how the heck one man can take so much punishment and keep up the good fight. Pick it up!
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