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Death is inevitable. Especially when you have an expiration date.
As a replicant, or “techno-human,” Detective Bruna Husky knows two things: humans bioengineered her to perform dangerous, undesirable tasks; and she has just ten years on the United States of Earth before her body automatically self-destructs. But with “anti-techno” rage on the rise and a rash of premature deaths striking her fellow replicants, she may have even less time than she originally thought.
Investigating the mysterious deaths, Bruna delves into the fractious, violent history shared by humans and replicants, and struggles to engage the society that fails to understand her—yet created her. The deeper she gets, the deadlier her work becomes as she uncovers a vast, terrifying conspiracy bent on changing the very course of the world. But even as the darkness of her reality closes in, Bruna clings fiercely to life.
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"I love good science fiction because it is so thought provoking.....makes me think twice about my actions and the things I take for granted. This book is a riff on the android condition as explored in "Blade Runner" - what exactly is it that makes us human? The book is well done - very poignant."
— Tracy (4 out of 5 stars)
Tears in Rain Listener Reviews
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" Good. Loss of cool future concept explored. Really enjoyed the ideas. Want to read more! "
— P, 12/6/2013 -
" Wonderful blend of human and android world. Lots of action and hard to out down! "
— Colleen, 11/20/2013 -
" Though "Tears in Rain" starts slowly, it builds exponentially. An excellent read, significant because though it has in enormously complex plot, the characterization is simply superb. "
— Aram, 11/15/2013 -
" Enjoyed this hard Scifi mystery fiction. The future bits are mostly credible without getting too much in the weeds. The mystery keeps you guessing and the protagonist, although not "human," is someone you can care about. The middle dragged a bit, but not enough diminish the fun. "
— J.E., 11/8/2013 -
" Took a little bit to get into, but enjoyed it. "
— Maureen, 11/4/2013 -
" wonderful! I loved it. "
— Morgan, 10/24/2013 -
" I didn't go into it with high expectations, but I didn't think it was as terrible as some of the reviews I had seen had led me to believe. There were some interesting ideas, even if the narrative style wasn't particularly sophisticated or compelling. "
— Nara, 3/21/2013 -
" Interesting and entertaining , although I felt that it could have better. "
— Jon, 3/6/2013 -
" An entertaining riff on Blade Runner, the world and characters of Tears in Rain are actually stronger than the overall detective story. But the book is well written and always offers something interesting and even thoughtful. "
— Greg, 1/31/2013 -
" I think it losses something in the translation. not that I know what the original Spanish was like but it just reads a little clumsy. "
— Jeremy, 12/13/2012
About Rosa Montero
Rosa Montero is an acclaimed novelist and an award-winning journalist for the Spanish newspaper El País. A native of Madrid and the daughter of a professional bullfighter, Montero published her first novel at age twenty-eight. She has won Spain’s top book award, the Qué Leer Prize, twice—for The Lunatic of the House in 2003 and Story of the Transparent King in 2005. A prolific author of twenty-six books, her other titles include the short-story collection Lovers and Enemies and the novels Beautiful and Dark, My Beloved Boss, and The Heart of the Tartar.
About Mary Robinette Kowal
Kevin R. Free is an audiobook narrator and the winner of numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards and several AudioFile best narrations of the year selections. Known for his work with young-adult novels, he has read titles by Rick Riordan, Walter Dean Myers, and Joe Haldeman. In 2011 he was named a Best Voice in Young Adult and Fantasy from AudioFile magazine for his narration of Myers’ The Cruisers: Checkmate.