Doktor Sleepless Volume 1: Engines of Desire HC Review

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Doktor Sleepless Volume 1: Engines of Desire HC ReviewSo the Doktor is a weird scientist that has stuff going on in the background, somehow he is a form of someone that used to live in the city, and also somehow he is not all of the mad genius controller the fate of the town as he may think he is, but overall, it is a good story so far.
The other characters are not well developed as of yet, but the Doktor and his side kick "Nurse" partake in some witty banter.
The art is good, but anything really special though, but the town itself is beautifully created and described. The townsfolk are shown to be sort of bitter and nihilistic at the fact that the future was not what they were promised. One tag on a building is says "Where's My Jetpack?!" I found that humorous.
The writing is good, typical Warren Ellis and his use of main charismatic, not-so-good main characters. Some of the speeches that the Doktor gives shows a wonderful spark of genius. Oh, did we mention that he hosts his own radio show that the lower-class seem to take as gospel? It is a good show...I think I would listen to it.
Overall, this is a good book if you want to know the story so far. One of the problems with the comics is that he produces to many covers for each issue, making us collectors pay more to own them...it is annoying...
Get the book if you like comics, anti-heroes, dark futuristic stories, mad scientists, or Warren Ellis.Doktor Sleepless Volume 1: Engines of Desire HC OverviewWhere is the future we were promised? Doktor Sleepless, a renegade mad scientist recently back from the supposed dead, will not rest until he tears the city of Heavenside apart in search of that answer. Aided by a sultry and murderous assistant known only as Nurse, he's outraged that the widescale application of his science has not advanced society, but been abused and twisted. From his tower above, he broadcasts intrigue and revolution to a populace of beautiful Shrieky Girls, angry Grinders, and the conspiratorial authorities. Only Sing Watson, his old flame, truly suspects how dangerous things are about to get! The good Doktor has just the prescription for all of society's ills... whether you want it or not! Warren Ellis presents DOKTOR SLEEPLESS, the thematic successor to his critically acclaimed TRANSMETROPOLITAN.

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Cast of Shadows: A Novel Review

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Cast of Shadows: A Novel ReviewI thought I was going to dislike CAST OF SHADOWS. The premise seemed flimsy at best. The daughter of a physician is murdered. The physician, a pioneer in the field of reproductive cloning, is able to obtain the DNA of her murderer and engineers his cloning for the purpose of identifying the killer. Yawn. It sounded vaguely like a plot that Michael Crichton would have rejected, and wisely so, sometime back in the 1980s. And the author, Kevin Guilfoile, was stuck in my memory bank as a kind of self-styled humorist whose work had left me with the vague impression of someone who is clever but not smart. I accordingly cracked the binding of CAST OF SHADOWS with the thought that I could try it for an hour or so and then leave it unread.
Well, I didn't have to get very deeply at all into CAST OF SHADOWS before I realized that this debut novel is quite like the house of one of the characters in the story: much, much bigger on the inside than it looks from the outside, full of twists and turns and corners and surprises. The aforementioned physician, Davis Moore, is a sympathetic character --- his teenage daughter is murdered --- but he's not entirely a likeable guy, kind of sanctimonious, full of self-justification, and content to follow rules until he has a reason to break them. Moore uses his medical practice as a vehicle to exact revenge. One can understand the concept of revenge, especially in a case like this, but there isn't exactly full disclosure exercised here with respect to Moore's patient or to the resulting life in being, at least not initially. Moore keeps track of Justin Finn, the cloned child. And yes, indeed, he comes to resemble someone very, very twisted.
But this is more than a tale of rough judgment and exacted revenge. Guilfoile crafts a tale that is riveting, excruciatingly suspenseful, and intellectually challenging. Part speculative fiction, part suspense and part horror, CAST OF SHADOWS deals with a future so close that it is not just around the corner but is only a half-block away and approaching fast. Guilfoile's story is peppered with a number of interesting, and flawed, supporting characters, and also introduces an online virtual reality game called Shadow World. Shadow World plays an integral part in the novel, to the extent that it is a character unto itself. It is such a fascinating concept, in fact, that it alone is worth the investment in the book.
CAST OF SHADOWS also presents a number of moral and ethical issues in dramatic settings, all of them difficult, all of them important. It is also much deeper than one would expect. Guilfoile takes the reader through so many twists and turns, particularly at the end, that it is only after extended reflection that one realizes what a truly steep and wild ride it has been. As complex as Guilfoile's plot is, however, he so carefully lays out his path that it is impossible for the reader to get lost.
CAST OF SHADOWS is a book that will be read, savored, discussed, and argued for some time to come. It is simply, and surely, not to be missed.
--- Reviewed by Joe HartlaubCast of Shadows: A Novel Overview

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