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Our Lady of the Ice

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Overview

The Yiddish Policeman's Union meets The Windup Girl in this gritty sci-fi noir about a female PI going up against a ruthless gangster--just as both humans and robots agitate for independence in an Argentinian colony in Antarctica. In Argentine Antarctica's frozen wasteland, Hope City survives under a massive dome--its heat, light, and life maintained by an army of service robots. Once a thriving amusement park destination, the city is now a hub for atomic power production and black-market trade, run by mob boss Ignacio Cabrera. While political factions clamor for independence, a new threat brews among the city's sentient androids, who have their own vision of freedom. Eliana Gomez, the only female private investigator in Hope City, has no interest in politics--or in the fact that her boyfriend, Diego, works for Cabrera. She's saving every peso she can to escape. But when an aristocrat hires her to protect a volatile personal secret, Eliana is pulled into a deadly web of mob violence, political intrigue, and robotic rebellion. As factions collide and the city's electricity supply falters, Eliana must navigate backstabbing politicians, violent freedom fighters, a ruthless gangster, and a robot underclass ready to fight for their own liberation. Her loyalties--and her love--are tested as the line between humanity and machine blurs in the ice-bound streets. With its sharp blend of mob drama, political revolution, and speculative intrigue, Our Lady of the Ice delivers a stylish mystery and dystopian noir with queer and feminist leads.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781481444279
  • ISBN-10: 1481444271
  • Publisher: S&s/Saga Press
  • Publish Date: October 2016
  • Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 1.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.85 pounds
  • Page Count: 448

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