The Nervous System (Akashic Urban Surreal)
Language: English
Published by Akashic Books, Ltd. July 2012, 2012
Series: Book 2 of 3 - The Dewey Decimal
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- Title
- The Nervous System (Akashic Urban Surreal)
- Author
- Nathan Larson
- Publisher
- Akashic Books, Ltd. July 2012
- Publication year
- 2012
- Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1617750794
- ISBN 13
- 9781617750793
- Series
- Book 2 of 3: The Dewey Decimal
- Seller catalogs
- Fiction
"Whiplash prose, teeth-gnashing dialogue and post-civilization concepts that make a crazy (amateur) librarian in a pitch-black world a hell of a lot of fun . . . A good time for fans of the likes of Charlie Huston and Charles Stross." --Kirkus Reviews
"The Nervous System is an armed-to-the-teeth, punch-in-the-guts, post-apocalyptic page turner. You'll be afraid to put it down." --Maggie Estep, author of Hex
After a series of large-scale terrorist attacks, New York City is reduced to a shadow of its former self. As the city struggles to dig itself out of the wreckage, a nameless, obsessive-compulsive veteran with a spotty memory, a love for literature, and a strong if unique moral code, has taken up residence at the Main Branch of the New York Public Library. Dubbed "Dewey Decimal" for his desire to reorganize the library's stock, he gets by as bagman and muscle for unscrupulous politicians and underworld figures--as detailed in the first book in this series, The Dewey Decimal System.
In The Nervous System, Decimal, attempting to clean up loose ends after the violent events of first book, stumbles upon information concerning the gruesome murder of a prostitute, and a prominent US senator's involvement. Immediately he finds himself chasing ghosts and fighting for his life, pursued by Blackwater-style private military contractors and the ever-present specter of his own past. Decimal confronts a twilight world of Korean hostess bars, childhood bogeymen, and the face of the military-industrial complex gone haywire--all framed by a city descending toward total chaos.
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