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Velocity Blues

Clifford Royal Johns

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English
Miscellaneous
15 June 2021
"""Velocity Blues is a frenetic, futuristic gangster caper on fast-forward, with a premise you'll wish you thought of, and a protagonist you'll love (and want to kick on occasion). Characterization, action, and snappy lingo propel this, but there's also a sneaky critique of society, of youth and adulthood, exploitation and rebellion woven through the shenanigans. Enjoy the ride. And try to keep up.""

- David Anthony Durham

When Zip reaches adolescence, his genetically engineered brilliance, creativity, and health slips away and he becomes an absurdly fast, frenzied annoyance who can't focus or hold still. Unable to live with his parents or hold a normal job, he joins a group of outcasts like himself in Chicago. They do what they must to survive.

After Zip is hired by a crime boss to deliver a package, staying alive suddenly requires every bit of speed and concentration he can muster. In a world where all of his friends are criminals, who can he trust?

Velocity Blues is high-speed parkour noir."

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Imprint:   Miscellaneous
Dimensions:   Height: 203mm,  Width: 127mm,  Spine: 15mm
Weight:   272g
ISBN:   9781952283123
ISBN 10:   1952283124
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Reviews for Velocity Blues

A thrilling amalgam of neo-noir and cyberpunk, Cliff Johns's hyper-adrenalized new novel catapults readers into a near-future at once recognizable and startlingly strange. I read Velocity Blues in one sitting, and I suspect others will, too. Great stuff. --Elizabeth Hand, author of Generation Loss and The Book of Lamps and Banners Velocity Blues is a frenetic, futuristic gangster caper on fast-forward, with a premise you'll wish you thought of, and a protagonist you'll love (and want to kick on occasion). Characterization, action, and snappy lingo propel this, but there's also a sneaky critique of society, of youth and adulthood, exploitation and rebellion woven through the shenanigans. Enjoy the ride. And try to keep up. - David Anthony Durham A gritty thriller that puts the downside of superpowers into bracingly relatable terms. -Kirkus Reviews Johns has a keen eye for worldbuilding and captures Zip's thought processes in frenetic, almost stream-of-conscious prose that perfectly mirrors his mental state. Readers are in for a ripping, deceptively philosophical ride. -Publisher's Weekly


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