Items related to One of Us
A former policeman and former thief gets a job tending to other people's memories, releasing them to the pleasures of forgetfulness, and finds himself saddled with the memory of a murder involving a beautiful, mysterious woman.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review:
If you like the brain-stretching work of William Gibson (author of Neuromancer) and Philip K. Dick (author of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sleep?, which was the basis for Blade Runner), you'll feel right at home with this latest futuristic thriller from the author of the well-received Spares (available in paperback). It's 2017, and the first time we meet Hap Thompson he's being hassled in a bar in Ensenada by his alarm clock, which not only talks but walks and has a bad attitude. Hap, a prodigious computer hacker with a pretty bad attitude himself, works for an outfit called REMtemps, which offers a unique service--removing clients' bad dreams by sucking them into the heads of paid professionals. (Could Smith have been influenced at all by the title of one of Dick's best stories, "I Can Dream It for You Wholesale"?) Unfortunately, one of the bad dreams Hap is called on to swallow involves a real murder, and the search for the woman who dreamed it in the first place takes him--and us--on a literally mind-bending journey of scientific and philosophic discovery. But there's plenty of action, gadgetry, and snappy noir dialogue to make it all go down easily. --Dick Adler
Review:
Praise for Michael Marshall Smith:
‘Some books stretch the imagination; this one mugs it’
DAVID BADDIEL on Spares
‘A storytelling skill that can only be described as pure genius’
VENUE
‘Comic, cruel, twisted and surreal’
EMPIRE
‘Tense exciting and very, very funny... He’s worth every penny’
TIME OUT
‘Smith is a genuine talent to follow’
PUBLISHING NEWS
‘Marks him out as a name to watch’
THE TIMES
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherBantam Dell Pub Group
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0553106058
- ISBN 13 9780553106053
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages302
- Rating
Buy New
Learn more about this copy
£ 14.97
Shipping:
£ 4.38
Within U.S.A.
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
One of Us [Hardcover] Smith, Michael Marshall
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Seller Inventory # 1-00789
Buy New
£ 14.97
Convert currency
Stock Image
One of Us
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Seller Inventory # Holz_New_0553106058
Buy New
£ 17.75
Convert currency
Stock Image
One of Us
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. New. Seller Inventory # Wizard0553106058
Buy New
£ 21.89
Convert currency
Stock Image
One of Us
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Book is in NEW condition. Seller Inventory # 0553106058-2-1
Buy New
£ 24.77
Convert currency
Stock Image
One of Us
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # think0553106058
Buy New
£ 22.27
Convert currency
Stock Image
Buy New
£ 23.59
Convert currency
Stock Image
One of Us
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published. Seller Inventory # 353-0553106058-new
Buy New
£ 52.93
Convert currency
Stock Image
One of Us
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Seller Inventory # Abebooks161944
Buy New
£ 52.93
Convert currency
Stock Image
ONE OF US
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1.25. Seller Inventory # Q-0553106058
Buy New
£ 51.57
Convert currency