- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Spectra; Reprint edition (Oct 1 1997)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0553577751
- ISBN-13: 978-0553577754
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.7 x 3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 181 g
- Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #854,597 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
Is it real or is it a replicant? Nothing is what it seems in Jeter's second sequel to Ridley Scott's classic SF film, Blade Runner, itself based on Philip K. Dick's classic novel, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Here, Jeter casts doubt on the identity of just about every character who appeared in either the film or the previous sequel, The Edge of Human (1995). The action opens in the orbital studio Outer Hollywood, where a video is being made of Rick Deckard's original pursuit of the rogue replicants, with Deckard acting as technical advisor. After both a replicant and Deckard's former partner are murdered, Deckard storms off the set to head back to Mars, where he lives in squalor with Sarah Tyrell, former heir to the defunct Tyrell company, the original creators of all replicants. Sarah, however, out of her mind with bitterness and boredom, plans to murder Deckard upon his return. Fortunately for Deckard, she is whisked back to Earth by two disciples of her dead uncle, the evil genius Eldon Tyrell. There, she is convinced to reenter the time-warping derelict starship on which she was born, in search of information about her past. If this sounds confusing, it is. Reality could not be trusted in either Scott's film or the Dick novel, and matters have gotten only more complex since Jeter took over the franchise. Readers unfamiliar with the story's previous incarnations will have a hard time figuring out what's going on here. Blade Runner aficionados, however, will enjoy the many twists and turns, suddenly revealed secrets and cameo appearances by characters who died in earlier installments of the series.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From Library Journal
Jeter follows up his Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human (Bantam/Spectra, 1995) with the continuing saga of Rick Deckard, created by the late Philip K. Dick and immortalized on film by Ridley Scott. While consulting on a film about his life, the weary android-hunter Deckard becomes embroiled in a clandestine delivery of a talking briefcase to insurgent replicant androids and the discovery of a ten-year-old girl who is the key to the Tyrell Corporation's slogan, "More human than human." Jeter captures Dick's original darkness and sends his characters through their dismal world with aplomb. Highly recommended for sf collections and for fans of Dick's books and the film.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
A Really Bad Read,
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This review is from: Replicant Night: Blade Runner, No.3 (Paperback)
There is little to recommend for this book. The only way I finished reading it was by reading only the first and last sentences of a paragraph. Near the end of the book, I was only reading the first and last paragraph of a chapter.This book is really bad.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Very Disappointing,
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This review is from: Replicant Night: Blade Runner, No.3 (Paperback)
Jeter's "Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human" was a fairly good read that captured most of the feel of the movie Blade Runner. (It's important to realize that these books are sequels to the film, not the Phillip K. Dick Book "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?") I got the feeling that Jeter's intention of his first sequel was to provide closure to what happened after the events of the film and would create new adventures in the Blade Runner future. Instead, in "Replicant Night", he goes right back to Los Angeles 2019 and revisits scenes that were done in the film. I felt I did not need those scenes embellished any further, I wanted something fresh. Unfortunately, there was nothing fresh about this book at all.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Mediocre read for those with a casual interest in BR,
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This review is from: Replicant Night: Blade Runner, No.3 (Paperback)
The book could be condensed and made more enthralling without Jeter's constant references to the first two installments of the trilogy. This is especially true in the beginning of the book.I wouldn't recommend it to die hard BR (movie) fans as it lacks the depth of the original. While the movie embellished existing technology and explored moral and philosophical questions surrounding it, this book is more of a fantasy/action story. Nor will it be of much interest to someone new to the BR universe. Despite Jeter's constant references to past events, you really need to know the original story and how the characters fit into it. That said, it's a decent read with some interesting plot twists towards the end. So, if you like sci-fi and have a casual interest in BR, this book may be of some interest to you.
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