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by Kathleen Ann Goonan (Author) "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..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 512 pages
  • Publisher: Saint Martin's Press Inc.; 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.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,463,266 in Books (See Bestsellers 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 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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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
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4.0 out of 5 stars Slow start, but worth the wait., 31 Jan 1999
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This review is from: Mississippi Blues (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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4.0 out of 5 stars Goonan's best, an epic played out intimate scale, 24 Jan 1998
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This review is from: Mississippi Blues (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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