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The Crying Machine
- Narrator
- Richard Trinder, Fleur Keith
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 4 April 2019
- Run Time
- 9 hours 37 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Science fiction
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What to expect
A sharp, lyrical thriller of power, religion, and artificial intelligence.
The world has changed, but Jerusalem endures. Overlooked by new superpowers, the Holy City of the future is a haven of spies and smugglers, exiles and extremists.
A refugee with strange technological abilities searches for a place to disappear.
An ambitious young criminal plots the heist that could make or destroy him.
A corrupt minister harnesses the power of the past in a ruthless play for complete control.
And the wheels of another plan – as old and intricate as the city itself – begin to turn…
Critics Review
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‘Capers, punchy dialogue and a colourfully realised Jerusalem … There’s a flavour of Neuromancer to the narrative, there are also hints of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and The Maltese Falcon’
INTERZONE‘Evocative and thought-provoking SF in the vein of classic William Gibson’
Peter McLean, author of PRIEST OF BONES‘Bursting with energy and imagination that leaps off the page. I had a blast’
Jeremy Szal, author of STORMBLOOD and Hugo Award-winning podcaster‘A vision of the future that is at once plausibly unsettling yet irresistibly compelling. I devoured THE CRYING MACHINE’
Ian Tregillis, author of THE MECHANICAL‘Teems with dubious characters, black market operations and dangerous deals…an engaging and often though-provoking read’
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Details
- Author
- Greg Chivers, Freddie Gaminara
- Narrator
- Richard Trinder, Fleur Keith
- Duration
- 9 hours 37 minutes
- Release Date
- 4 April 2019
- ISBN
- 9780008308803
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Science fiction
Synopsis
A sharp, lyrical thriller of power, religion, and artificial intelligence. The world has changed, but Jerusalem endures. Overlooked by new superpowers, the Holy City of the future is a haven of spies and smugglers, exiles and extremists.A refugee with strange technological abilities searches for a place to disappear.An ambitious young criminal plots the heist that could make or destroy him.A corrupt minister harnesses the power of the past in a ruthless play for complete control.And the wheels of another plan – as old and intricate as the city itself – begin to turn…
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