Synopsis
A seemingly normal teenager suddenly kills her mother, and attempts to kill her father. There appears to be no motive. How curious, therefore, that her father wants her returned home and out of police custody. Stranger still, one of the officers on the case dies unexpectedly.
From the Author
These are short quotes from reviews of the novel."...a damn good trip through a dangerous landscape to a satisfying conclusion ...An enviable accomplishment." -- Mark W Tiedemann in New York Review of Science Fiction
"...tight, ingenious, and very sharply written ... terrific texture and weight ... Cadigan proves to be as tricky as ever" - Gary K Wolfe in Locus
"...a sure winner" -- Science Fiction Chronicle
"Fast-paced and exciting, it's a wittily written cyberpunk thriller...Recommended." - Matrix (British SF Assocation Newsletter)
"...well constructed and often absorbing" - Kirkus Review
"What begins as a routine cyberspace mystery has, by the final chapters, become something altogether trickier." - Sunday Express
"Lucid, intelligent and eminently readable; Empty Cup would suggest that Cadigan's return is going to be a triumphant one." - Ariel, writing in Flux (Manchester)
"...pyrotechnic style and intensely detailed descriptions of cyberspace...This well-done example of cyberpunk noir detective fiction should especially appeal to fans of William Gibson." - Publishers Weekly
"a sharp reminder of why [Pat Cadigan] became one of the leading cyberpunk writers ... truly mythic resonances ... in the dream landscapes of her artificial worlds." -- Andrew Wilson, The Scotsman
"...high-impact prose style ... A good purchase for most sf collections." -- Library Journal
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