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A Fire in the Sun (The Audran Sequence, 2) Paperback – February 21, 2006

by George Alec Effinger (Author)

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Book 2 of 3: The Budayeen Cycle

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Marid Audran has become everything he once despised. Not so long ago, he was a hustler in the Budayeen, an Arabian ghetto in a Balkanized future Earth. Back then, as often as not, he didn't have the money to buy himself a drink. But he had his independence.

Now Marid works for Friedlander Bey, "godfather" of the Budayeen, a man whose power stretches across a shattered, crumbling world. During the day, Marid is a policeman…and Bey's personal envoy to the police. His new position has brought him money and power which he would abandon in a moment if he could return to a life of neither owning nor being owned. Which, unfortunately, isn't one of his options.

It's also not an issue. For something dark is afoot. Something that is sending the city into chaos. Helping a child-mutilator to avoid arrest. Sending a killer to murder Marid's partner. Murdering prostitutes and savaging their remains. Signs point to the hand of Abu Adil―the one man in the city whose power rivals Friedlander Bey's. Whatever happens next, it's not going to be good news for Marid Audran…

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289 pages
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English
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February 21, 2006
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5.5 x 0.68 x 8.5 inches
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0765313596
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978-0765313591
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“A major science fiction epic.” ―Locus on A Fire In the Sun

“A Fire In the Sun proves beyond any doubt that Effinger is a master.” ―Mike Resnick

“Like a dive into the eye of a storm.” ―The Washington Post Book World on When Gravity Fails

About the Author

A winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards, George Alec Effinger is the author of What Entropy Means to Me, Schrodinger's Kitten, and the Marîd Audran sequence that begins with When Gravity Fails. He died in 2002.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Orb Books; First edition (February 21, 2006)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 289 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0765313596
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0765313591
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.68 x 8.5 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #980,255 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,214 in Humorous Science Fiction (Books)
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Michael G Kurilla

In for a moddy, in for a daddy

Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2020

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George Alec Effinger's A Fire in the Sun is the sequel to When Gravity Fails. Marid has now become the right hand man of the major crime boss and has a 'job' with the police force. All his old friends and associates want little to do with him. In addition, his mother comes back into the picture as well as his boss' main rival. His boss keeps giving him odd jobs and showering him with 'gifts' that further isolate him. He gets drawn into a murder investigation that turns into a serial murder spree for organ harvesting. All the various loose ends get connected and tied up in the end.

Effinger crafts a complex crime mystery with Marid taking damage all along the way. Unfortunately, he seems to float above it all with his enemies giving him enough time and space to pick them off one at a time. Overall, it was not as satisfying as the prior offering. Other than some fancy weaponry and the recording of mental states for kinky pleasures, there's not much in the way of sci-fi.

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crmsn_

Bismillah... I'd have a White Death.

Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2021

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Still have no idea what the hell bingara is. The protagonist, Marîd, gets gimlets at the other joint, which is kind of the same thing so it leaves me to believe that it must be some kind of regional thing. I don't know. Still want to try one. In any case, Marîd battles his inner demons along with many external ones and faces many tragic moments in this second saga. I was hooked after the first and am most definitely ready to see where Effinger's story of him ends in the third. I've heard good things about Budayeen Nights so if the last book leaves me longing for more of this gritty dystopia, I'll most definitely be imbibing that as well.

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Booklover

As-advertised clean ex-library copy - replacement for a dying mass-market paperback.

Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2022

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George Alec Effenger's final works, his Budayeen novels set in an imaginary Arabic town are delightful Cyberpunk noir detective/police procedural twisty romps set in a believable city with characters well fleshed-out. Start with When Gravity Fails, the best of the trio (of a projected five, cut short by the author's death), not here, though.
Dealer delivered copy as promised, though at a higher cost than offered at the store - price of the extreme charges Amazon adds when it acts as a broker for widly-scattered specialty book shops. Sad.

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Plus ca change, plus c'est le meme chose

Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2020

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This book is like a trip to an exotic foreign land. In an alternate or future world that can easily be extrapolated from today, Marid finds mystery and growth, and yet remains himself. An intriguing cast of characters adds color and spice to the story.

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3DayPriest

Not as good as the first in the series

Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2020

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I started to give it a 3-star review but bumped it to 4. Why? I considered that I only paid $1.99. At that price a good buy. But it started slow, and the ending was, well, meh.

As fr the last in the series? Only if it is also $1.99.

Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2013

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The next book in the Marîd Audran is a bit different from the first. Marîd is no longer anyone's favourite person. He's treated like scum by all his old friends for the horrific incident at the end of the last book as well as he's now Friedlander Bey's lieutenant.

Not so much a detective book this time Audran is now Papa's official liaison with the police force helping them when suitable. He's also dealing with his past when he finds his mother for the first time since his youth. And coming up against the only rival Papa has.

It's still a fairly dark book but lacks the punch of the first one. There's nothing really new in the world although there is a mention of a new technology which may pop up later. It was a good book but I was hoping for more.

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Eric M

Really solid series

Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2019

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Despite being published so long ago, this series really holds up. The urban setting is really well developed and the futuristic tech gives just enough to latch onto to push the plot in unusual ways. Looking forward to the close of the trilogy! This installment is well worth picking up if you enjoyed the first. It will scratch the same itch.

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Budayeen developed

Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2013

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This is the second novel in what might be termed the Budayeen trilogy. In this book Marid Audran develops into Friedlander Bey's factotum. It's not an eays transition. I won't reveal the plot but I thought it was a little more linear than When Gravity Fails and the Budayeen has lost some of its freak show attractiveness in a second book. Marid does become an interesting character though... In the end this was still a worthwhile read and the pace quickens nicely at the end. The first book is definitely more interesting and emotive though.

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Original, sometimes engrossing, refreshing story.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 15, 2018

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This book was not on the same par as When Gravity Fails but was an entertaining and a little different read to what is expected from George A Effinger. It was another interesting read with Futuristic Muslims in a setting. This book was a good read as a Muslim reader. It was appealing just the same way the first book was. The third book, The Exiles Kiss should be really exciting to read. It is worth all the praise that most of the reviews state about.

Vimes

Excellent second part of the trilogy

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 15, 2008

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This book continues from When Gravity Fails, and carries on with the exploits of the lead character Marid Audran. "A Fire in the Sun" picks up the story a few months after the ending of "When Gravity Fails". Audran has been forced to mature as the sense of control and ownership from Friedlander Bey strengthens. Audran's old associates view him with suspicion as Freidlander Bey inserts Audran into the local police as a liason officer. This sets the scene for more adventures.
I love the way Effinger sets the scene in a futuristic Arabic city, pitting inbred and deep Qu'ran values against modern and futuristic technology. People can "moddy" and "daddy" their brains, change their gender and it's almost a requirement to alter their appearance, yet a "good muslim woman" should not approach a strange male in the street. The characters are well developed and you get a strong sense of them very quickly with Effingers easy style.
It does differ from the first story, but in no way should this be seen as a negative.
Part detective, part thriller, and is not too sci-fi.
Very recommended.

Amazon Customer

Cult classic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 16, 2015

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Part of Effinger's cult classic Marid series; distinctive, elegantly written, atmospheric, first rate as both SF and crime fiction.

Timothy Atwood

Excellent Sequel to "When Gravity Fails"

Reviewed in Canada on July 4, 2019

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This second book of the trilogy is as good as the first. Gritty and powerful. Body mods and sex changes are common place. Personalities are sold on the street. Nightmares are forced into people's minds for the ultimate in perversion and torture. Marid Audrian operates in the spaces between the powerful and the most decadent sex clubs trying to survive and stop the twisted killer of his friends.

With its complex dirty fight for survival among corruption this novel evokes a feeling similar to Blade Runner. Whether through his lover and friends or a spiritual moddy jacked direct into his brain Maurid struggles to do what is right by his people and find even the smallest meaning and briefest love.

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