![]() ![]() ![]() Jenny Casey is a former Canadian special forces warrior living on the hellish streets of Hartford, Connecticut, in the year 2062. Elizabeth Bear builds her future nightmare tale with style and conviction and a constant return to the twists of the human heart. From Elizabeth Bear comes a near-future tale about a woman who was engineered for combat in a world that’s running out of time. "A gritty and painstakingly well-informed peek at a future we'd all better hope we don't get. And she needs to gain control of the game before a brave new future spins completely out of control. Join us Augfor our third virtual antiquarian book fair Preregister now for Biblio.live and get 10 to use at the fair. This, coupled with her childhood tendency to read the dictionary. Suddenly Jenny Casey is a pawn in a furious battle, waged in the corridors of the Internet, on the streets of battered cities, and in the complex wirings of her half-man-made nervous system. 9780553587500 Elizabeth Bear was born on the same say as Frodo and Bilbo Baggins, but in a different year. A government scientist needs the perfect subject for a high-stakes project and has Jenny in his sights. Racked with pain, hiding from the government she served, running with a crime lord so she can save a life or two, Jenny is a month shy of fifty, and her artificially reconstructed body has started to unravel. Now the former Canadian special forces warrior lives on the hellish streets of Hartford, Connecticut, in the year 2062. very impressive debut."-Mike Resnick Once Jenny Casey was somebody's daughter. She was engineered for combat-in a world that is running out of time. ![]()
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