Koko Takes a Holiday (EBK) - Softcover

Kieran Shea

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1781168601 ISBN 13: 9781781168608

Publisher: Titan Books, 2014

Synopsis

Five hundred years from now, ex-corporate mercenary Koko Martstellar is swaggering through an early retirement as a brothel owner on The Sixty Islands, a manufactured tropical resort archipelago known for its sex and simulated violence. Surrounded by slang-drooling boywhores and synthetic komodo dragons, the most challenging part of Koko's day is deciding on her next drink. That is, until her old comrade Portia Delacompte sends a squad of security personnel to murder her.

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Review

A jet-powered, acid-fuelled trip of pure rocking insantity. - Stephen Blackmoore.

Reminiscent of Takeshi Kovaks from Richard K. Morgan's Altered Carbon with a dash of Tank Girl attitude, Koko is memorable character. The violence is quite extreme, so the squeamish should probably look elsewhere, but this is a fun gender reversal of your typical shoot-em-up -Library Journal

Vivid and brutal old-school (in the best sense) cyberpunk headkick. Richard Kadrey author of Devil Said Bang

Wild ride....breakneck pace...great fun. --Booklist starred review

"The sheer breakneck speed of Koko Takes a Holiday, and the pseudo-cyberpunk posturing of Shea s prose, are more than enough to propel you through this book cover to cover." --Giant Freakin Robot

"Plenty of explosions, bullets, wise cracks, and surprises will leave you wanting more. And the best news is that Koko the Mighty will be out in Summer 2015. Yippee-Ki-Yay... this book completely rocks." --Geek Dad

"A fast-paced cyberpunk fantasy with all the anarchic energy of a graphic novel... teeming with colourful characters and a joyfully black sense of humour." --Sci Fi Now

"This book looks absolutely bonkers, and it s one that we re itching to read." --Buzzfeed

"Koko Takes a Holiday is a nonstop, bloody thrill ride with the all the subtlety of a rocket launcher, and I loved every minute of it. And the ending? Well, you ll see-it s a jawdropper. Kieran Shea will blow you away, promise. More Koko please!!" -- --My Bookish Ways

"Fast and furious, fun pulp." -- --SFX Magazine

"If you re looking for a fun, violent, blood-and-gore sci-fi romp, you should check it out." --Pixelated Geek

"A fun, action-packed, page-turner." --SFF Punk review

About the Author

Kieran Sheas fiction has appeared in many publications including Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Thuglit, Dogmatika, and Crimefactory. He has been nominated for the Story Souths Million Writers Award twice. He divides his time between Annapolis, Maryland and Ocean City, New Jersey.

About this edition

• Publisher: Titan Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1781168601
• ISBN 13: 9781781168608
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400