Sangamon Taylor's a New Age Sam Spade who sports a wet suit instead of a trench coat and prefers Jolt from the can to Scotch on the rocks. He knows about chemical sludge the way he knows about evil - all too intimately. And the toxic trail he follows leads to some high and foul places. Before long, Taylor's house is bombed, his every move followed, he's adopted by reservation Indians, moves onto the FBI's most wanted list, makes up with his girlfriend, and plays a starring role in the near-assassination of a presidential candidate. Closing the case with the aid of his burnout roomate, his tofu-eating comrades, three major networks, and a range of unconventional weaponry, Sangamon Taylor pulls off the most startling caper in Boston Harbor since the Tea Party. As he navigates this ecological thriller with hardboiled wit and the biggest outboard motor he can get his hands on, Taylor reveals himself as one of the last of the white-hatted good guys in a very toxic world.
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"It's been a while since I've read this, but it's one of the few sf books that made me laugh out loud. It may have lacked the flat-out brilliance of "Snow Crash" but more than made up for it in humor. " — Jadelotus02 (4 out of 5 stars)
"It's been a while since I've read this, but it's one of the few sf books that made me laugh out loud. It may have lacked the flat-out brilliance of "Snow Crash" but more than made up for it in humor. "
" Very entertaining book. I actually read this book in one day, and just couldn't put it down. This is an early Stephenson book, and you can definitely see his style developing which matured in Cryptonomicon. "
" Straight-forward environmental action. Not particularly instructive, outside of teaching me about the difference between ionic and covalent chlorides, but very exciting! "
" This was a really fun read. Fast-paced, witty, laugh-out-loud at moments. Stephenson sure is a pleasure to read. Nothing overly deep, but a very good eco-thriller "
" This is my favorite book without contest. "
" Loved this one too! My first eco-novel "
" Fast! And totally my kind of guy. And I would read it again. and ... like lots of good books, makes me look at the world in a different way. :) "
Neal Stephenson is known for his speculative fiction works, variously categorized as science fiction, historical fiction, maximalism, and cyberpunk. He is the author of several New York Times bestselling novels.
Kathleen McInerney won the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration in 2011 and was a finalist for the Audie in 2010 and 2015. Her narrations have also earned several AudioFile Earphones Awards. She has performed in New York and around the United States in both classical and contemporary theater. Her credits also include television commercials, daytime drama, radio plays, and a broad range of animation voice-overs.
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