Mnemosyne's Kiss Pb (Virgin Worlds) [Paperback]

Peter J Evans (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 380 pages
• Publisher: Virgin Paperbacks (March 18, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0753503808
• ISBN-13: 978-0753503805
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,410,522 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A superb debut. Cyberpunk heaven, January 28, 2004

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Stephen Bonner (London) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mnemosyne's Kiss Pb (Virgin Worlds) (Paperback)

This appears to be this author's one and only book. Don't let the comment on the cover put you off 'cut his teeth writing the blurb for manga videos'. This is classic cyberpunk - nanobots, AI, designer drugs, shady corporations. The plot throttles along from Africa to South America to orbitting space stations. More accesible than 'Gibson' but no less thought provoking. It's a pity he came out on 'Virgin Worlds' discontinued sci-fi series. Where is this author now? Surely after such a superb debut he can't have disappeared.
Buy this book while you can.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb Science fiction with dark undertones, February 3, 2005

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Rob Godin "Robo the Clown" (England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mnemosyne's Kiss Pb (Virgin Worlds) (Paperback)

this is an amazing piece of science fiction, boasting a believeable look into the future of earth, space, drugs, medical care and even building tecniques! His stle of writing is very clever, focusing on building up one caracter at a time, leaving you in absolute suspence while he looks at the next caracter. (he continues this style in his other book, an unquiet grave, published by 2000ad)
if you are smart enough to know who Mnemosyne was, this is the perfect sci-fi for you. If you dont know who he was, but love Neil Gaimon or Tim Burton, this is still a good read for you

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Cyber-schlock - with a few good ideas, February 7, 2005

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Shannon K. Roy "kalen222" (Randwick, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mnemosyne's Kiss Pb (Virgin Worlds) (Paperback)

A largely predictable "chase" spec-fic book - with a sprinkling of original-ish ideas to keep it going in the long, dry middle.

First, the bad. If you're up on your Greek mythology, you'll know the entire plot by page 7. In "Matrix-like" or "Stephen-King-esque" style, the main characters have terribly telegraphic names. The protagonist is named "Cassandra," for example, so it's not too much of a surprise when we discover she's forever making predictions that no-one believes... unfortunately they're all that obvious.

There are, however, some neat sci-fi ideas contained here, and since several of them are quite a lot of fun, interest is somewhat maintained.

A decent enough novel for a quick summer read.