- Paperback: 512 pages
- Publisher: St Martin's Press; 1st Trade Pbk. Ed edition (14 Oct 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0312868936
- ISBN-13: 978-0312868932
- Product Dimensions: 21 x 14 x 3.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 573,708 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Mississippi Blues is a uniquely twisted vision of a post-apocalyptic future in which nanotechnology is just the most recent rung humanity has climbed in its techno-evolution. Goonan's story features a wild ride down the Mississippi to "Norleans" propelled by a nanoplague that may or may not be humanity's saving grace. Our heroine Verity rescues a motley group from metapheromonal slavery in Cincinnati and they set off on boats and rafts to an uncertain utopia at the end of the river. On the way they encounter everything from whirlpools to religious zealots to a terrifying little town that's best described as the bastard child of Las Vegas and Westworld. It's a swirling, existentialist voyage with a meandering soul. Although weak in structure, it's strong in concept, with an ending that smacks of sequels to come. --Jhana Bach
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"One of the more important novels of the year." --"Locus"
"A rousing hallucinatory riverboat journey from Cincinnati to New Orleans through the history and future of America, propelled by nanotechnology, crammed with wonderfully eccentric characters and melodious with classic blues lyrics." --Phyllis Gotlieb
"A rousing hallucinatory riverboat journey from Cincinnati to New Orleans through the history and future of America, propelled by nanotechnology, crammed with wonderfully eccentric characters and melodious with classic blues lyrics." --Phyllis Gotlieb
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The first sunset after Cincinnati's awakening was fiery, flaring incandescent red and yellow sheets of light through transparent intense blue, coloring the coming night as the inhabitants stood on what was left of Roebling's suspension bridge cheering and weeping. Read the first page
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Format:Hardcover
How many times have you wished you could change other people's minds? Imagine that power being within reach of any determined individual or group -- philosophies and core beliefs and even whole identities spreading (literally) as viruses. Now imagine that this has been going on for hundreds of years. This is a book that dares to think big, and to answer its own questions with unflinching candor. And there's action, too!
Format:Hardcover
The epic proportions and pacing of this book are only gradually revealed to the reader. It begins as an adventure quest; the cast and their mysterious histories accrete and generate a story with much gravity. Several running themes are carried: free will as a gamble, the power of music, the cruelty of slavery and Otherness in general. Heroics tend towards healing and guiding rather than fighting. A loose, disorganized quality to the characters, jerky narrative flow and occasional pedantic tone prevented my fuller enjoyment of the book. It's more focused and substantial, however than her earlier books--all in all, a good read.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Goonan's best, an epic played out intimate scale
24 Jan 1998
Format:Hardcover
The epic proportions and pacing of this book are only gradually revealed to the reader. It begins as an adventure quest; the cast and their mysterious histories accrete and generate a story with much gravity. Several running themes are carried: free will as a gamble, the power of music, the cruelty of slavery and Otherness in general. Heroics tend towards healing and guiding rather than fighting. A loose, disorganized quality to the characters, jerky narrative flow and occasional pedantic tone prevented my fuller enjoyment of the book. It's more focused and substantial, however than her earlier books--all in all, a good read.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
A good read, but...
9 Feb 2000
Format:Hardcover
Mississippi Blues builds upon the world and characters in Queen City Jazz. Although the plot lags in places, overall the book unfolds with exactly the kind of upbeat pessimism good blues music is famous for. It's not The Bones of Time, but still a very satisfying read.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Slow start, but worth the wait.
31 Jan 1999
Format:Hardcover
How many times have you wished you could change other people's minds? Imagine that power being within reach of any determined individual or group -- philosophies and core beliefs and even whole identities spreading (literally) as viruses. Now imagine that this has been going on for hundreds of years. This is a book that dares to think big, and to answer its own questions with unflinching candor. And there's action, too!
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