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Jack Womack

    Ačkoli se Womackova fikce záměrně vyhýbá kyberpunku, s odhodláním používat sci-fi jako prostředek sociální kritiky má rozhodně punkový nádech. Jeho díla jsou plná ponuře vtipné sociální satiry a mocných drobných alegorií, které zkoumají rozpad měst, třídní války a rasové napětí. Womack se hlouběji než průměrný autor sci-fi zajímá o základní ekonomické a politické otázky.

    Terraplane. Roman.
    Heathern
    Elvissey
    Random Acts of Senseless Violence
    Going, Going, Gone
    Let's Put the Future Behind Us
    • Going, Going, Gone

      • 224 stránek
      • 8 hodin čtení

      Set in 1968, the story follows Walter Bullitt, a government freelancer who tests psychotropics on himself and others without remorse. His moral compass is challenged when he's asked to sabotage Bobby Kennedy's campaign, complicated by the arrival of supernatural elements in his life. Two enigmatic women pull him into a mission to save New York, intertwining personal and political stakes. Jack Womack's novel is praised for its cleverness and serves as a fitting conclusion to the Ambient series, offering a sharp critique of contemporary America.

      Going, Going, Gone2002
      4,0
    • Let's Put the Future Behind Us

      • 310 stránek
      • 11 hodin čtení

      Murder, mafia and the scramble for money in the new Russia. A brilliantly received satire - achingly funny, deeply disturbing.

      Let's Put the Future Behind Us1997
      3,0
    • Lola Hart is an ordinary girl living a comfortable life in near-future Manhattan, until her family's life falls apart under the pressures of a city and country that is spinning out of control. Faced with the pressures of surviving any way she can, and surrounded by the new language and violence of the streets, Lola metamorphoses into a street-wise hustler.

      Random Acts of Senseless Violence1995
      4,0
    • A savagely brilliant novel of apocalypse, redemption, and rock 'n' roll by the acclaimed author of Ambient, Terraplane, and Heathern. Elvissey is the story of a troubled couple who voyage across time on a desperate mis sion--to kidnap the young Elvis Presley and make him a demigod in a decadent urban future.

      Elvissey1994
      3,8
    • Heathern

      • 224 stránek
      • 8 hodin čtení

      Set in a dystopian future, the narrative follows Thatcher Dryden, a former drug kingpin turned corporate leader, as he aims to deliver a manufactured Messiah to a desperate world. However, Lester Macaffrey, a schoolteacher performing genuine miracles in the Lower East Side, defies control. As Dryden's team plots to commercialize salvation, his mistress becomes captivated by Macaffrey, leading to unexpected transformations that could alter the course of humanity. The story combines dark humor with a critique of corporate greed and media influence.

      Heathern1993
      3,7
    • Ambient: In einem New York der nahen Zukunft geben sich die Reichen Orgien hin, während die Armen ums Überleben kämpfen. Die Straßen sind von Gewalt und dem Glauben an die Kirche Elvis Presleys geprägt. Der Sicherheitsmann O’Malley ist auf der Flucht, nachdem er die Geliebte des Konzernchefs angegriffen hat. Auf seiner Reise durch eine bizarre Welt von Subkulturen und geheimnisvollen Gangs deckt er eine erschreckende Verschwörung auf, in der die Zahl der Morde steigt. Er gerät in eine Falle und um zu überleben, muss er töten...

      Ambiente. Roman.1992
      3,5