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This is much better than the first Ellis novel I read, Crooked Little Vein, as both characters and story stepped up. I am aware that this was initially serialized online, but that's OK, so was the last John Scalzi book I read.
While a little of the basic concept follows Ellis' current Image Comics series Injection, I think he executes character and story better here. Normal Head Station is where agencies (government, private, covert, and overt) send their forecasters and futurists when they have ...more
While a little of the basic concept follows Ellis' current Image Comics series Injection, I think he executes character and story better here. Normal Head Station is where agencies (government, private, covert, and overt) send their forecasters and futurists when they have ...more
Warren Ellis is a man of great ideas, I have followed his exploits and writing for a LONG DAMN TIME, and to this day, this man is on the bleeding edge of many topics. That being said, do I like this story? yes, tight and controlled works for his writing. However, if you have followed the man's work he isn't doing anything you haven't seen before. THAT is where the problem lies, if your subject matter is the future, show it to us, give us the reason that propels these characters.
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It hurts to even entertain the idea of not loving a Warren Ellis work, but here we are. I'm usually a sucker for Warren's future-futurey stuff, but this reads like everything I always hated about William Gibson. Oh well. It's the first letdown in 20 years, so I'll give him a pass. His beard has evil and terrible powers, after all.
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A set of short works in e-format (coming in print soon) set in a techno-disruptive future where nothing is 'Normal' and all is open to interpretation. Are you watching the world through the internet, or is the world watching you?
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Warren Ellis and the future. What happens to folks who burn out thinking about what's to come? They end up at Normal. An asylum for those who suffer Abyss Gaze, they looked to long at the future at a cost.
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