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Titanium Noir (Cal Sounder Series)

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Cal Sounder is a detective working for the police on certain very sensitive cases. So when he's called in to investigate a homicide at a local apartment, he's surprised by the routineness of it all. But when he arrives on scene, Cal soon learns that the victim—Roddy Tebbit, an otherwise milquetoast techie—is well over seven feet tall. And although he doesn't look a day over thirty, he is ninety-one years old. Tebbit is a Titan—one of this dystopian, near-future society's genetically altered elites. And this case is definitely Cal's thing. T7 injections turn ordinary humans into super beings. It’s incredibly expensive, highly desirable. It can save one from all sorts of physical challenges but your intellect doesn’t improve. Maybe that’s offset by living a few hundred years. Maybe?! Harkaway again delivers a satisfying, slightly out of the ordinary story. Think a mash up of The Maltese Falcon meets Superman. Cal Sounder is an independent police consultant called into investigate unusual cases. In this moment, it is the possible murder of a Titan. What is a Titan you ask? Titans are ordinary humans injected with T7 that reverses the aging process and in so doing makes the recipient bigger, stronger, and almost immortal. Only the wealthy few and well protected can afford the treatment. So how did one of them end up dead of a gunshot? Sounder follows in the steps of other famous gumshoes think Sam Spade or Mike Hammer, in hunting down the killer. Clues that lead him to ex-lovers, bad cops, bad guys, good bad guys, both ordinary and Titan, and finally to the most dangerous and powerful Titan of all. This Titanium fueled who-done-it will not disappoint. If you like noir mysteries, characters like Sam Spade, Mike Hammer with a touch of Harrison Ford in Blade Runner, then get in line for a shot of Titanium Noir.

Titanium Noir | Nick Harkaway | 9781472156938 | NetGalley Titanium Noir | Nick Harkaway | 9781472156938 | NetGalley

Titanium Noir is the perfect title for this science fiction PI murder mystery. The dry tone, the worldbuilding, the clever observations and actions, and the solution came together for me perfectly. I could not have enjoyed myself more. Titanium Noir is a fun, twisty detective novel with a big science-fiction idea at its center. Harkaway puts a new spin on classic noir themes.” What if there was a drug, available only, from one source, that could extend human lifespans by centuries? Learning to live with a body that’s been extended is no joke. Some (not many) have had several T shots over time—a long time.

It's worth remembering that angry and ridiculous people can do bad and effective things just like anyone else. The story is told in a self-consciously Noir style that I enjoyed - think Raymond Chandler but replace the misogyny with dry, sometimes self-effacing humour. It was boldly done and rarely over-reached itself. Before I start diving into the nitty gritty, I want to state that my experience with hard-boiled detective novels is very slim. It’s not a dame I tend to dance with, as its reputation precedes it. I find myself flipping my sign to the closed side any time their shadow darkens my frost tinted glass door. That’s not to say a few convinced me to take on their case with a few sob stories here and there. Everyone familiar with this sorry lot has heard The Maltese Falcon’s story, and I perchance have let a few of the more fantastical cats into my office and poured them a stiff drink. So you see, if you’re looking for a detailed rap sheet on Titanium Noir, hoping I’d give the all clear on its intentions, well, I’m just not that well equipped.

Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway | Hachette UK

But Titans are Cal’s specialty. In fact, his ex-girlfriend, Athena, is a Titan. And not just any Titan—she’s Stefan’s daughter, heir to the Tonfamecasca empire. As Cal digs deeper into the murder investigation, he begins to unweave the complicated threads of what should have been a straightforward case, and it soon becomes clear he’s on the trail of a crime whose roots run deep into the dark heart of the world. A highly entertaining, satisfying blend of classic detective noir and inventive speculative fiction’ the Guardian En este contexto una historia de detective (no del todo) privado y un crimen que resolver bordeando ambos lados de la linea que separa los humanos vulgares de los titanes.As Cal digs deeper into the murder investigation, he begins to unravel the complicated threads of what should have been a straightforward case, and it soon becomes clear he’s on the trail of a crime whose roots run deep into the dark heart of the world. Titanium Noir is a tightly woven, intricate tale of murder, betrayal, and vengeance. But the SF element drew me. The writing is a tour-de-force. Such tight, descriptive, stylish prose, blending noir and Blade Runner-esque mean streets with a SFnal overlay. What kept me going was Cal Sounder's sardonic humor, as well as the sense that he was a good person at the substrate. Cal discovers that the murder investigation is more complicated than it appears. It soon becomes obvious that he's pursuing a crime that could unravel the dark mysteries of his society. Murder, betrayal, and revenge await him. Oh, and let's not forget about Stefan Tonfamecasca - the creator of the controversial T7 genetic therapy, which elevated his family to near-godlike status. Cal's love interest and the story's femme fatale, Athena, is Stefan's daughter. Yup. Things get complicated. But Titans are Cal’s specialty. In fact, his ex-girlfriend, Athena, is a Titan. And not just any Titan—she’s Stefan’s daughter, heir to the Tonfamecasca empire. As Cal digs deeper into the murder investigation, he begins to unweave the complicated threads of what should have been a s

Titanium Noir | Penguin Random House Higher Education Titanium Noir | Penguin Random House Higher Education

If you're a fan of both noir and science fiction, you're bound to love this book. But even if you're not, you will still likely enjoy it. Give it a read. An SF–tinged romp that blends elements of the noir thriller and the picaresque novel. . . . [Echoes] the Thomas Pynchon of Inherent Vice. . . . A tale of genetic manipulation—familiar to fans of movies such as RoboCop and Elysium. . . . An entertaining shaggy dog of a futuristic whodunit.” The tone is set in the first few opening lines, in the sparse, take no prisoners, non conversation between Cal and the Captain as they head towards the crime scene.As Cal delves deeper into the investigation, it becomes evident that the roots of the crime run deep and threaten to shatter his world and the lives of those around him. No es que sea muy fan de la novela negra clásica, pero en un contexto de ciencia ficción que bordea la mitología griega, está para mi cerca (aunque mejor escrito) de la clase de historias que podemos encontrar en la saga de Harry Dresden. From these What Ifs, he builds a world where people receiving the treatment become Titans, people so large and so physically powerful that they no longer seem human. He imagines access to the drug being controlled by one man, who believes the world can only sustain a few thousand Titans and who decides who those people should be. As Cal delves deeper into the truth about Roddy Tebbit's murder, he finds himself facing threats from the dark heart of the elite world. He realizes that nothing is as it seems, and he finds himself in a more dangerous position than he can handle. No es fantasía porque la ciencia es la que produce a estos Titanes. Élite de humanos super ricos que pueden pagarse el tratamiento que los vuelve jóvenes de nuevo, cura todas las dolencias y debido a la naturaleza de la técnica empleada para ello, también les hace crecer por encima de las medidas humanas, en altura, musculatura y apetitos. Ademas les hace inmortales, porque... porqué no?

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