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Title: Carlucci's Edge by Richard Paul Russo ISBN: 0-441-00205-6 Publisher: Ace Books Pub. Date: June, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Masterful
Comment: This was the first Richard Paul Russo novel I read and so remains something of a favorite. I haven't been able to add anything substantive to the excellent reviews already here, so have refrained from posting a "me too" review.
But there's an angle which perhaps deserves to be mentioned, and that is Russo's use of the "backstory." All of his Carlucci novels IMPLY much of what has happened to society without really explaining it, and describe new technologies and fads almost in passing. The comparisons to "Blade Runner" refer to this fully-created future world of which our story concerns just a small corner.
For this reason, I found reading the novels out of order was not really that much of a detriment. The backstory of "Carlucci's Edge" was largely explained by "Destroying Angel," and the backstory of "Carlucci's Heart" was explained by "Carlucci's Edge," but these details are such a small part of this wholly-created new world that your bewilderment quickly settles into a willing suspension of disbelief anyway.
So don't be afraid to read them out of order. Once you've read one, you'll want them all anyway.
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent Sci-Fi Detective Series
Comment: Richard Paul Russo's superior series combines the best of the Science Fiction and Mystery genres into one package. Detective Frank Carlucci is an honest cop and a good detective in the hopeless corrupt world of the mid-21st century. He is determined to do the right thing despite the potentially negative consequences. The real strength of the book is the vivid desciptions of the streets of San Francisco that leave you feeling that it is inevitable that the world will turn out this way. Any of the books in this series, which include "Destroying Angel," and "Carlucci's Heart," are well worth owning.
Rating: 4
Summary: If you like Bladeruner, you'll love Carlucci's Edge.
Comment: While not as strong as Destroying Angel, I found Carlucci's Edge to be an intense ride. It takes the reader through the near future tecno-streets of San Francisco and is a hell of a lot of fun. The story is good and has a strong plot. I like the gritty background and I hope to see many more novels by Mr. Russo in the future.
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Title: Destroying Angel by Richard Paul Russo ISBN: 0441142737 Publisher: Ace Books Pub. Date: July, 1992 List Price(USD): $4.50 |
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Title: Carlucci by Richard Paul Russo ISBN: 0441010547 Publisher: Ace Books Pub. Date: 02 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Ilium by Dan Simmons ISBN: 0380978938 Publisher: Eos Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: The Great Unraveling: Losing Our Way in the New Century by Paul Krugman ISBN: 0393058506 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Carlucci's Heart by Richard Paul Russo ISBN: 0441004857 Publisher: Ace Books Pub. Date: November, 1997 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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