Babylon Babies - Softcover

Dantec, Maurice G

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0345505972 ISBN 13: 9780345505972

Publisher: Del Rey Books, 2008

Synopsis

"What makes the novel so haunting is its vision of a near future in which society has fractured along every possible national, tribal and sectarian fault line."--The New York Times Book Review

In the hidden "flesh and chip" breeding grounds of the first cyborg communities, Toorop, a hard-boiled Special Forces veteran of Sarajevo, is hired by a shadow organization to escort a young woman, Marie Zorn, from Russia to Canada. But what appears to be a routine job is anything but. After completing the mission, Thoorop discovers that Marie is no ordinary girl. A genetically altered pawn in an elaborate plot, Marie is carrying a dark secret that could spell destruction for all humankind-if Thoorop doesn't track her down before it's too late.

"A vast encyclopedia of the future as seen through a crystal ball with cracks in the glass."--The Sydney Morning Herald

"Intense."--Publishers Weekly

Now the major motion picture Babylon A.D. starring Vin Diesel.

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Review:

"Dantec is a literary revolution." -- Science Fiction

"Dantec is a literary revolution." -- "Science Fiction"

"Dantec is a literary revolution."
"Dantec is a literary revolution."-- "Science Fiction"

" Dantec is a literary revolution." -- "Science Fiction"

" Riddled with acronyms and pop culture allusions, this is an intense, intellectually labyrinthine ride." -- "Publishers Weekly"

" Dantec has created a compelling story with evocative ideas that may prove even more illuminating with subsequent readings, and a reader who undertakes the arduous journey from cover to cover will be rewarded with an entertaining tale." -- Arthur Bangs, sffworld.com

" The book deals with the breakdown of community and political certainty. It is gingered with snippets from Dantec's favourite philosophers and loaded with thoughts of his own. The result is a real workout for the reader. Babylon Babies is a vast encyclopedia of the future as seen through a crystal ball with cracks in the glass. . . . Babylon Babies is part of a genre that makes play with religious ideas. You might call it theo-fiction." -- "The Sydney Morning Herald"

" "Babylon Babies," an under-appreciated novel by French punk rocker turned writer Maurice G. Dantec, deserves a wider audience, and not just because its author is frequently mentioned in the same breath as Michel Houellebecq (and definitely not because the book is being adapted into a movie starring Vin Diesel)... what makes this novel (translated by Noura Wedell) so haunting is its vision of a near future in which society has fractured along every possible national, tribal and sectarian fault line." -- "New York Times Book Review"

& quot; Dantec is a literary revolution.& quot; -- Science Fiction

About the Author:

Maurice G. Dantec was born in France in 1959. A former advertising executive and songwriter for a French punk-rock group, Dantec is a shameless lover of science fiction, crime novels, and metaphysics. He is the author of Red Siren, which won France's 813 Award for best crime novel, and The Roots of Evil, which won France's Prix de l'Imaginaire. He is also the author of Villa Vortex, Cosmos Incorporated, and Theatre of Operations, a series of journal essays. He lives in Montreal.

About this edition

• Publisher: Del Rey Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0345505972
• ISBN 13: 9780345505972
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 544