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Cowboy Angels (Gollancz S.F.) (Paperback)

by Paul McAuley (Author)
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  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Gollancz (20 Sep 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0575079355
  • ISBN-13: 978-0575079359
  • Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.2 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 232,312 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Geoff Willmetts, SF CROWSNEST
"If you like to think as you read, you're going to love this book. I've always said that SF and the spy thriller are very much close bedfellows and "Cowboy Angels" is proving this. If you like to see both genres together, this book is a good place to start. "
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"A thriller that manages to combine high concept SF with cracking pace. More twists, turns and surprises than you could possibly hope for." (Steve Robinson DEATHRAY 2007 PREVIEW )

"If you like to think as you read, you're going to love this book. I've always said that SF and the spy thriller are very much close bedfellows and "Cowboy Angels" is proving this. If you like to see both genres together, this book is a good place to start. " (Geoff Willmetts SF CROWSNEST )

"Hard-hitting and brutal, the novel is a gripping, page- turning thriller that is also a timely reminder of the dangers of imperialism." (Eric Brown THE GUARDIAN )

"A brainy, inventive, gung-ho techno thriller. Paul McAuley is an excellent writer, though his liberal outrage at what he sees as American imperialism is a bit predictable. I preferred his inventive Fairyland, just reissued in paperback in the Gollancz Future Classics series, but this one is highly recommended." (Andrew McKie THE TELEGRAPH )

"A spy-fi yarn that feels like Ian Fleming writing a 'Sliders' episode. Will give readers a visceral Boy's Own kick." (Dave Bradley SFX )

"McAuley provokes spycraft convincingly and proceedings eventually become extremely complex. A very professionally crafted adventure." (Gary Dalkin DEATHRAY )

"Cowboy Angels is nothing if not compelling. A relatively gung-ho thriller." (Jon Jordan EDGE )

"Breakneck pacing and narrative fluency - he juggles plot twists here to a quite awe-inspiring extent." (Roz Kaveney TIME OUT ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Kept waiting on something happening, 20 Jan 2008
By bob (uk) - See all my reviews
The premise for this book is quite familiar. Like Kieth Laumer's Worlds of the Imperium, a version of the US has accessed it's alternate timestreams and intervened to create a trans universal pax-Americana. That's the high concept. The story is meant to be about the hunt for a rogue agent, by another rogue agent, who is going to use a weapon of mass destruciton to change history.

However the story just dragged and dragged. There was a potential for great descriptions of the alternatives. A brief taste was given in a picture of Manhattan covered in a giant glass solid pyramid, which is the seat of the dominant US. But the rest just washed over me and I really could not maintain a lot of interest. Characters - not really likeable. Story a bit thin. Ending totally pointless.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A newish slant on the intergalactic CIA, 17 Jun 2009
By Ange (North Yorks) - See all my reviews
A well written intelligent thriller, the protagonist is rather under characterised but Tom Waverley who carries the plot is horribly convincing
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2.0 out of 5 stars A weak SF/thriller crossover novel, 21 Feb 2009
By A. J. Poulter "AP" (Edinburgh) - See all my reviews
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In the Real, a version of 60s USA, Turing gates are discovered, which give passage to alternate realities in groups called 'sheaves' which are different but stem from a pivotal event. Our reality BTW is not the Real. People have alternate versions ('doppels') in these alternate worlds.The hero. Adam Stone, is a 'cowboy angel', a super secret agent who used to work for the Real in helping other Americas achieve dominance. He is retired, but his old secret agency goes bad, and he is recalled to sort things out. A complication is the existence of a 'time key' (its origins are 'in the future') which allows time travel though Turing gates. An extremely complex weave of realities, time lines and doppels provide the background for standard tough guy violence and ultra competence. I must admit the plotting lost me and the fights/torture/escapes got mundane. An attempt at a cross-over novel (a la White Devils and Minds Eye) which throws away an interesting SF scenario. Something similar is exploited much better by Charlie Stross in his Company books.
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