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The Plutonium Blonde (Daw Book Collectors) Mass Market Paperback – September 1, 2001

by John Zakour (Author), Lawrence Ganem (Author)

28 customer reviews

Book 1 of 7 in the Zachary Nixon Johnson Series

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"My name is Zachary Nixion Johnson. I am the last private detective on Earth...not exactly one hundred percent true, but it sounds good."

"The year is 2057 and, after a handful of species-altering upheavals, earth-shatteringc cataclysms, history changing extra-terrestrial contacts, and pop-culture disasters, the world is now a pretty safe place..."

"But every once in a while some crazy thing happens that threatens all of society, all of humanity, or the entire space-time continuum."

"And for some reason it always happens on my watch."

So begins the first installment of this all-new, all-hilarious trilogy that pokes fun at the pulps, and skewers sci-fi, as a private dick of the future goes after the most dangerous prey of all...The Plutonium Blonde.

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Zachary Nixon Johnson, the last private detective on Earth, is hired by the beautiful B.B. Starr, CEO of ExShell (and ex-exotic dancer), to find her missing robot double. The plutonium-powered android is far smarter and stronger than humans, doesn't want to be found, and is a homicidal maniac. As if that's not trouble enough, an unknown enemy keeps trying to assassinate Zach. And HARV, the intelligent computer implanted in Zach's brain, will not shut up.

Yes, The Plutonium Blonde is a parody of science fiction and hardboiled detective fiction. It is also an affectionate homage to the pulps. Perhaps unsurprisingly, its prose inclines to a pulp clunkiness. But the authors, John Zakour and Lawrence Ganem, are deeply knowledgeable of both genres, and they create some new twists in both the science fiction and the mystery. The plot is breathtakingly paced, and the jokes and wisecracks fly thick and fast (and, like the creators of the Airplane and Naked Gun movies, the authors have no fear of a bad joke). The Plutonium Blonde is recommended to fans of science fiction and of hard-boiled mystery. --Cynthia Ward

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Series: Daw Book Collectors (Book 1196)
Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: DAW; 1st Printing edition (September 1, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0756400066
ISBN-13: 978-0756400064
Product Dimensions: 4.4 x 1 x 6.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 6.1 ounces
Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,536,075 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #11292 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > Space Opera

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Join the 21st centrury and make some more ebooks!!

ByDeathstalkeron September 8, 2016

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I like this book its funny and interesting at the same time which gives it a nice mix. Good sci-fi that is funny is hard to find but John does this quite well. My only complaint is that there are several more to the series that are not in ebook format that I can get my hands on which makes me quite sad. Please John get the rest of your books in ebook format so I can buy and read them asap!!

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Entertaining futuristic hard boiled yarn

ByMagnuson January 4, 2015

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First - one of the reasons it's not a ***** review is that it's riddled with proofing misses - some of which are reminiscent of OCR blunders. Bloody annoying.

But apart from that, it's a greatly entertaining story with some good twists. Some of the futurism goes a bit overboard but on the whole it's humorous and well conceived.

I recommend it for a camping holiday or other light reading situation.

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Really fun detective sci-fi

ByMeronon July 18, 2015

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Really fun detective sci-fi. Some smart social commentary, solid plot, and some really good humor. I only wish more of this author's work were on kindle.

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Science fiction/detective/humor

ByJerry W. Cluneyon October 26, 2015

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This is the first of a series. It is science fiction/detective/humor with some super people added. I never found anything quite like it.

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A great detective story

ByAmazon Customeron September 25, 2015

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Really enjoyed the characters and plot. If yuo like Nero Wolfe .or The Thon Man you will love this story

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Pleased with the book series so far

ByT. Agredanoon February 18, 2014

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Normally, I do not read a book series but these particular books were recommeded to me through a book club. They a great read for someone who enjoys science fiction. I loved Zakour's dry humor and witty style!

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It was a dark and stormy night... with robots!

ByPeteon August 3, 2013

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Thoroughly enjoyable. I love the crime noir style with the sci-fi twist. I am buying the other books in the series as soon as I finish this review.

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Not really a bombshell

ByBumblebarbon December 18, 2001

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OK, there's a decent plot, and it follows the basic rules of science fiction mysteries: create a world and then live within its rules. But the silly language gets in the way and makes it hard to read, and the action really doesn't get off the ground. Good effort, but not too many points.