Inscape: Book One

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Inscape: Book One
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Louise Carey
SeriesInscape
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:432
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 128
Category/GenreThriller/suspense
Science fiction
ISBN/Barcode 9781473229990
ClassificationsDewey:823.92
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Imprint Gollancz
Publication Date 22 July 2021
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

'Louise Carey's dystopian future is chillingly plausible' Claire North 'Deftly written, mastefully paced, vividly imagined and absolutely gripping from the first page to last' Joe Hill Warning: use of this gate will take you outside of the InTech corporate zone. Different community guidelines may apply, and you may be asked to sign a separate end-user license agreement. Do you wish to continue? Tanta has trained all her young life for this. Her very first mission is a code red: to take her team into the unaffiliated zone just outside InTech's borders and retrieve a stolen hard drive. It should have been quick and simple, but a surprise attack kills two of her colleagues and Tanta barely makes it home alive. Determined to prove herself and partnered with a colleague whose past is a mystery even to himself, Tanta's investigation uncovers a sinister conspiracy that makes her question her own loyalties and the motives of everyone she used to trust. 'A propulsive thriller filled with great twists and reversals' SFX Introducing a razor-sharp debut SF thriller, INSCAPE holds a mirror up to our own reality by exploring just where our sinister corporation-led world might lead us. For fans of Bladerunner 2049, Mr Robot or 84K by Claire North.

Author Biography

Louise Carey is a fantasy and science-fiction author. She has co-written two novels for Gollancz, The City of Silk and Steel and The House of War and Witness, as well as a graphic novel, Confessions of a Blabbermouth, for DC Comics. She co-runs the Dungeons & Dragons blog Tabletop Tales. Louise lives in Welwyn Garden City with her partner. When she's not writing, she can usually be found playing board games, reading horror, or DMing for a group of rowdy but well-intentioned adventurers.

Reviews

In Tanta's world, warring corporations battle over the ruins of our civilisation. This is cyberpunk rebooted. Upload this now * Stephen Baxter * Louise Carey's dystopian future is chillingly plausible . . . It is a rare gift for a book to be a warning, an adventure, a stark reminder of the fragility of the world we hold dear, and a thrilling ride that catches you by the heart and keeps you enthralled and guessing to the end * Claire North * Deftly written, masterfully paced, vividly imagined, and absolutely gripping from the first page to last . . . Inscape is a total blast. Calling Hollywood: here's your next big streaming hit * Joe Hill * A propulsive thriller plot filled with great twists and reversals. * SFX Magazine * A page-turning thriller. * The Guardian * SF that rockets along * Live Otherwise blog * The pace is cracking, the writing immersive, the action sequences excellently visual, and the characters are solid and relatable. * Fantasy Book Nerd * Manages to grip and entertain from the beginning and carves its own identity...INSCAPE is satisfying and page turning. * Fright Fest * A cool, classy, cyberpunk riff on the old cold war spy thriller * Financial Times * This is dystopian espionage cyberpunk, and it's very compelling * Concatenation * A high octane, cyberpunk-flavoured adventure * Washington Post *