9Tail Fox (GOLLANCZ S.F.)

9Tail Fox (GOLLANCZ S.F.)

by JonCourtenayGrimwood (Author)

Synopsis

A noir melding of ancient Chinese folklore, organised crime and cutting edge medical technology. A policeman is murdered in San Francisco. And spends the rest of the novel hunting down the man who did it. And trying to get the answer to some terrifying questions. Why is he in another man's body? Why is someone trying to kill him. Again. And why is he being haunted by a nine tailed Albino fox? From the shell-shattered streets of Stalingrad in 1942 to the back allys of San Fransico's chinatown, evocative of place, crystal clear in its depiction of character this is literary fantastic fiction at its most compelling from one of the most exciting writers working today.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
Edition: Export / Airport Ed
Publisher: Gollancz
Published: 20 Oct 2005

ISBN 10: 0575077131
ISBN 13: 9780575077133
Book Overview: The extraordinary new novel from one of this or any genre's most talented writers - cutting edge genre writing with an impeccable critical track record.
Prizes: Shortlisted for British Science Fiction Association Award for Best Novel 2006.

Author Bio
Jon Courtenay Grimwood is a fulltime writer. He has also been an editor of and writer for various men's magazines. He reviews SF for The Guardian.