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The Long Run: A Tale of the Continuing Time Paperback – April, 2002

by Daniel Keys Moran (Author)

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Publisher: Quiet Vision Pub (April 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1576466396
ISBN-13: 978-1576466391
Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 6.2 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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The Long Run is, in essence, a caper book in a science fiction setting.

Dana Flood

This is the 2nd book in Moran's Continuing Times series (of which four have been written), this one chronicles the adventures of Trent Castanaveras.

J. Friesen

I enjoyed reading every page of this book, I bought it long ago, in it's original paperback version.

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I don't give out 5-Star Ratings to just any book . . .

By Amazon Customer on July 9, 2003

Format: Paperback

What good things can't be said about this book? It is probably the single strongest cyberpunk novel ever written, with only Walter Jon Williams' Hardwired coming close. The action rocks, the humor is dark, sardonic, and counter-authoritarian, just the way I like it. The hero is strong but not unbeatable (if only his enemies could think like he did).
The hero of the story, Trent, is now in his early twenties, and is a professional high-tech thief and con-man extraordinaire, living his life this way as a statement of principal (and a matter of necessity) against the authorities who used a nuclear weapon to kill his small collective family years before, and in the process, kill hundreds of thousands of bystanders and render millions more homeless.
Trent is thrown from his life as a buccaneer among the underbelly of polite society (or so he sees himself) and is once again pitted against his family's old adversary. The two play cat and mouse for the rest of the book, with Trent one step ahead of his opponent, and thus the title of the book, "The Long Run".
I enjoyed reading every page of this book, I bought it long ago, in it's original paperback version. I loaned it to a friend, never saw it again, and did not hesitate to buy it once more after an extensive search. Now I have this version on order, and will consider that money well-spent, too. I've read the whole novel six times, and will read it many more times in the future.
Simply outstanding.

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Fantastic Novel - corrected version though

By K. Franklin on July 22, 2009

Format: Paperback

Daniel Keys Moran (DKM) launches straight into the story, which I love. And once the story gets going there are very few breaks in the action. The book is set in the Manhattan of the future (about 200 years out) but DKM writes as if it's modern day. What I mean by that is he doesn't explain the technology he invents for the future. A modern day author wouldn't write "The phone rang [a phone is a device that one holds to their ear so they can speak with a person any distance away]." DKM doesn't either, as the story continues you understand what these items are from context. Some readers might find this frustrating. Personally I felt like it made the world more real and that DKM thought his readers had the intelligence needed to figure it out. IE he didn't talk down to us.

I found the world very realistic. I like Star Trek and all that, but most future stories the world is either a post apocalyptic cesspool or a sterile everything is solved utopia. In TLR the world is exactly as it is today - corrupt politicians, good politicians, well intentioned government institutions gone awry etc. It might feel a little more apocalyptic because the main character is a thief who just moved away from the slums but the whole world isn't like that.

It is a classic anti-hero story: a guy who didn't plan to take a stand but wound up doing so anyway. He is a very principled bad guy, a pacifist who crusades against drug dealers, a sort of Robin Hood thief. The book isn't about any of those things, that's just a snapshot of what the main character is like.

I found it to be wildly entertaining, riveting, and witty. It is the second of 3 books. I would read this one first however.Read more ›

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This is my reminder that talent often goes unappreciated

By M C on August 6, 2012

Format: Paperback

I think of this book every time I read something that sold millions of copies and sucks. I think of this every time I see some lowbrow sitcom that stayed on the air for 10 years while truly interesting shows are quickly cancelled. I think of this as a classic example of genius going unrewarded.

I cannot for the life of me figure out why this book, this author isn't along side other science fiction big names. He must have had the worst publishing/distribution/promotion team in the world....to make such himself so invisible...you almost have to try.

It is very well written. It is very entertaining. It is smart, funny in parts and a heck of a good time. Read it if you can find it. It is so worth your time unlike the vast majority of the formulaic crap we consume.

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The most underated cyberpunk novel of all time

By J. Friesen on May 15, 2012

Format: Paperback

This is the 2nd book in Moran's Continuing Times series (of which four have been written), this one chronicles the adventures of Trent Castanaveras.

Genengineered by a geneticist, Trent should have been a telepath like the rest of his extended family. Lacking the three genes of telepaths, he instead goes on to become one of the planet's best Players (hacker) in the InfoNet (21st century Internet) and premiere thieves after his telepathic cousins are slaughtered by the world government who are terrified of their power (this all takes place in the first novel, Emerald Eyes).

He is apprehended by the UN PeaceKeeping Force and charged with crimes against humanity. His escape from a high security prison with one of the last surviving telepaths and fellow thieves is an epic chase, culminating in a run to the lunar colonies on the Moon. Along the way, he makes more than his fair share of friends and enemies.

The characters are interesting, the humour sarcastic and biting, and the words practically drop from the page. I've read the book probably twenty times and still read it once a year for the pure adventure of it. Everyone I've loaned my copy to has loved the book. Frankly, I'm surprised that this cyberpunk novel has been overlooked for so long.

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My favorite book...

The Long Run, along with Ender's Game, is at the top of my book list. Admittedly, I'm a sci-fri freak, but I think that this book has it all. Read more

Published on March 20, 2012 by ItsMathematics

My favorite SF book

The Long Run is, in essence, a caper book in a science fiction setting. Like most soundbites, that doesn't remotely adequately explain it. Read more

Published on May 2, 2011 by Dana Flood

It's a fun adventure novel... but ultimately unimportant

The Long Run easily exists on its own within Moran's larger opus of the Tales of the Continuing Time. Read more

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