Nylon Angel (Parrish Plessis 1) [Paperback]

Marianne De Pierres (Author)

Book Description

Series: Parrish Plessis 1 | Publication Date: January 15, 2004

In a world where the rich live behind the safety of a giant fortress wall and everyone else can go to hell, Parrish Plessis has learnt some useful survival tactics. Like don't cross Jamon Hondo - unless you want to be dead by the morning. But heck, what's a girl supposed to do when the one chance she may have of escaping from his grubby, stinking paws presents itself? Anyway, it's hard to be a saint in a city, and Parrish Plessis is sick of doing what she's told. Tonight, she's going to take her chance. Because she can't face tomorrow. NYLON ANGEL is the first Parrish Plessis novel. She will be back. When you've met her, you'll understand why.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Thrilling cyberpunk adventure, the first volume in the acclaimed series featuring the one-woman arsenal Parrish Plessis. LOCUS Has the body of an excellent crime noir hidden beneath its cyperpunk glad rags' Jon Courteney Grimwood, THE GUARDIAN

About the Author

Marianne de Pierres is the author of the acclaimed Parrish Plessis and Sentients of Orion science fiction series. The Parrish Plessis series has been translated into eight languages and adapted into a Role Playing Game. Marianne is an active supporter of genre fiction and has mentored many writers. She lives in Brisbane, Australia, with her husband, three sons and three galahs.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Orbit (January 15, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1841492531
• ISBN-13: 978-1841492537
• Product Dimensions: 4.4 x 7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,963,478 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Marianne de Pierres is the Australian science fiction author of the multi award-nominated Parrish Plessis and Sentients of Orion series. The Parrish Plessis series has been translated into eight languages and adapted into a Role Playing Game. Marianne is also a Davitt award-winning crime author under the pseudonym, Marianne Delacourt. You can read more about Marianne at www.mariannedepierres.com, www.tarasharp.com, www.burnbright.com.au and glitterrose.wordpress.com

Customer Reviews

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Huh. I saw it differently ..., April 12, 2005

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"bibi959" (Toronto, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nylon Angel (Parrish Plessis 1) (Paperback)

I really enjoyed this book -- and its sequel, Code Noir. Looking forward to the third book (Crash Deluxe) in the series as well.

The thing to remember with Parrish Plessis as a character is that she is not shy, not retiring, not a pushover unless she has absolutely no choice. This is a female who does what she can to survive, and as part of that, helps those she can.

The world she lives in is dark. Her experiences up to the point where the books start -- and beyond -- have not been predominantly pleasant.

For me, this was a fast read -- mainly because I couldn't put it down once I'd picked it up! Sure, there are some love triangle elements to it, but that doesn't make it a bad thing necessarily.

I get what the previous reviewer wrote about this being a good post-breakup book to read. However, IMO, you don't necessarily have to be going through that to enjoy it.

Think: dark, sci-fi, strong female lead. Not cute and fluffy -- period.

If that's what you're in the mood for ... enjoy!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mad Maxine; think "William Gibson" without the edge or innovation, February 11, 2011

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Matthew Farrell (Tempe, Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nylon Angel (Parrish Plessis, Book 1) (Mass Market Paperback)

In a dystopian future Australia, Parish Plessis is a bodyguard for a shady crime boss/warlord. While trying to get out of that gig, she gets caught up in the murder of a media celb, and quickly realizes she is a pawn being played by multiple sides of a feud for the future of the city...

I honestly tried to like this, but just couldn't get into it. I like science fiction/cyberpunk and have a soft spot for spunky female leads, so you'd think I'd be all over this. Nope. There are several reasons why.

The author's writing style bugged me. Very spartan and choppy, and every other page we are treated to Parish's inner thoughts (almost always ending in an exclamation point) that I suspect are supposed to be witty or sardonic, but are just distracting due to the overt obviousness.

The plot moves at a brisk pace, though this is at the expense of things like "detail" and "character development." Although there are a couple of semi-interesting nugs of ideas, very little that is new is actually brought to the table. Indeed, one of the twists struck me as a thinly disguised variant of something in Gibson's "Count Zero."

To be honest, this book struck me as "young adult." I have to wonder at the ages and reading base of everyone who gave it 4 or more stars.

I didn't hate it, but I didn't particularly like it, either. I actually gave up on this about half way through, but went back and forced myself to finish because the alternate book I had handy was something I liked even less.

All that said, I'd actually give this a hesitant recommendation to anyone under 21 who is curious about sci-fi but hasn't read much of it. Think of it as a gateway drug to the better stuff.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fun return to fading genre, July 7, 2005

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J.D. Savary "chaoscat1" (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nylon Angel (Parrish Plessis 1) (Paperback)

An action packed futuristic thriller with a flavor reminiscent of Heinlein. Set in a dark and dangerous landscape, the book features a tough heroine who's only looking to get out of her own personal hell hole. But, in her own bid for freedom, she ends up championing the causes of the downtrodden all around her...not by intention, it just works out that way. I used the name Heinlein and I meant it. This is the way he used to build his books. The sci-fi background of the story oozes out around the action and the interaction of the characters, not in a 30 page monologue. Once you get yourself oriented in de Pierres world, the book rocks along like a roller coaster. A fun read. I'm looking forward to the next.