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The Bight [Kindle Edition]

A.L. Sirois
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In a future where both temperatures and the seas have risen, Dr. Michael Gradowitz takes on a mission to survey the fallen and infested areas of quarantined New York City. His work is nominally to search for new medical materials created by the mutated flora and fauna that live in the dangerous tropical zone. However, he actually volunteered because he feels that he has to compete for the attention of his son, who has drifted away from him during a messy divorce.

Unfortunately, New York has not quite been abandoned and is inhabited by both die-hard survivors and other competing medical concerns. Gradowitz must overcome not only the toxic environment and hazardous vermin, but survive the anarchy of human tribes and the actions of cut throat competitors if he ever hopes to make a discovery worthy of his son's respect.

An engrossing narrative in novelette length of fallen world that still has room for a father to do his best for his son by veteran author and artist, A.L. Sirois.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 184 KB
  • Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
  • Publisher: Darwin's Evolutions; First Edition edition (27 Jun 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B0058K4WNS
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Not Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #860,803 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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5.0 out of 5 stars A gritty, gripping dark story 18 July 2011
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A.L. Sirois's "The Bight" is a gripping cyberpunk novelette set in a dystopian future-America. There's some fantastic world-building; Sirois plunges you into a gritty, dangerous New York City, and the description of the surroundings feel very cinematographic at times, with a lot of dark, sensory atmosphere. The sci-fi element was well-played, too, and there were some awesome concepts. Sometimes I find sci-fi stories get weighed down with huge chunks of technical description, but Sirois spreads it out evenly, giving just enough detail to be tantalising and paint a more vivid picture.

Gradowitz, the main character, has a strong, believable narrative voice. He works for me as a guy just trying to survive in a hostile environment and deal with a few personal issues. I liked the constant references to fictional hero Om Burmek and how Gradowitz clearly wished his son would look up to him in the same way--it said a lot about him as a person, and kept us rooted to him emotionally throughout the story.

Fans of strong, resourceful female characters should be pleased to meet Silvia Ecks, a hard-boiled punk hoping to solve some mysterious deaths who enlists Gradowitz (more or less against his will and better judgement!) to help.

Overall, an entertaining read packed with action, atmosphere, and nifty concepts and characters.
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Amazon.com: 4.0 out of 5 stars  1 review
4.0 out of 5 stars Good little action adventure 30 Jun 2011
By Maria Schneider - Published on Amazon.com
This is a good little diversion, although I deducted a star for a couple of info dumps and because the writing style tended toward very long sentences--meaning I had to re-read a few to follow the train of thought. Yes, I know, shallow of me.

This is one of those stories that is nice to pick up and be immersed in during a quick lunch break. The characters are likeable--although not at first, which is a good sign. It's always good when characters grow during a story. It's not easy to achieve in a short story either.

Recommended.
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