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Spares: The Special Edition [Hardcover]

Michael M. Smith (Author), Michael Marshall Smith (Author), Alan Clark (Author)
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Book Description

March 1999
Luck? Don't talk to Jack Randall about luck. He didn't keep up the payment on his, and it ran out a long time ago. The good fortune box is empty. A loner veteran of a savage war, he's spent the last five years buried deep, hiding out on a Spares farm with people who can't even spell luck.

Forced to flee this last bolthole, Jack returns to the city that used to be his home. All he wants is to score a little money and disappear with the people he's trying to save. Unfortunately, he's got a talent for attracting trouble-the kind most people would run screaming from. Jack Randall isn't most people. That's part of his problem. His escape from the Farm with six of its inmates (well, five and a half) brings him head to head with the man who destroyed everything he once held dear.

He has to make a decision: take revenge or turn away?

In a startling odyssey of fear, black comedy and the surreal, Jack Randall discovers that the choice has already been made. The demons in him take on the demons without, and all he can do is stand back and see who wins.


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"A storytelling skill that can only be described as pure genius" -- Venue Magazine

"SPARES is a gonzo and gritty carnival ride through territory marked out by BLADE RUNNER and NEUROMANCER, COMA and THE STEPFORD WIVES. I loved it!" -- Kevin J. Anderson -- Author of X-Files

"Witty, hard-edged and coruscatingly imaginative" -- New Scientist Magazine

From the Publisher

The Overlook Connection Press is proud to bring you this novel in the author's preferred text in hard cover for the first time. With "first" publication of "The Lost Chapter" from Spares, and three short stories that relate to the novel. Guest introduction by Neil Gaiman (author of The Sandman, Neverwhere, and Stardust) and an afterword by the author, Michael Marshall Smith. Now it's your turn. . . Have you been Spared?

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Overlook Connection Pr; Limited edition (March 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0963339761
  • ISBN-13: 978-0963339768
  • Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,444,267 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars If you only own one piece of fiction..., March 28, 2000
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This review is from: Spares: The Special Edition (Hardcover)
Sheer unadulterated brilliance is what Marshall Smith deliveres here. In a surreal world where people are cloned for spare parts, one man, down on his luck, comes to the rescue of beings considered less than human. Always enthralling, but at times you are unable to tell if this book is incredibly hilarious or really scary. Prepare for the most enjoyable assault on your imagination.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Mick Farren + William Gibson = Michael Marshall Smith, June 22, 2000
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THOMAS I WELSCH (Soldier stationed in Wuerzburg Germany) - See all my reviews
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This is a great primer for Marshall Smith. He's out ofBritain, so some of his stuff isn't available on amazom.com so checkamazon.co.uk. It's worth the extra shipping fees. He's probably the best satirical sf writer out today. No dragons or ogres, just almost normal people in a messed up situation.
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