too many great lines to quote. sure its derivative... its a film noir giallo buillabais full of MSG and PI cliches but absolutely superb ... full of ideas and invention and obvious love of the genre. best thing ive read here since ...well several weeks but theres some great stuff here. superlatives have run out.
Gibson's “Neuromancer” is one of my all-time favorite books and was the spark for my cyberpunk addiction in the early 2000's. “No Dogs in Philly,” is bringing me back, man, plucking some familiar strings in all the right ways. I'm loving the characters already and you're killing it with some nicely layered world building. Really fantastic, Andy. Eager to keep reading.
All right, this is different from Cloud Country… Not really a noir fan — and here we go with the liquor guzzling — but again the world is just so damn seductive and the storytelling so good, and Saru is growing on me in spite of my impatience with the archetype. So, okay, I’ll keep going.
I hope you’ll take a look at what I write, too. It’s not noir, typical sci-fi or cyberpunk, any of that. It’s a philosophical, post-Singularity, far-future dystopia. The style is something different: think of it as cybermonk. Blurb and entryway: singulardream.substack.com/p/start-here
This is off to a great start, both cyberpunky and noir-ish in equal measures. It has both flashy futurism and realistic grit. The elzis seem very plausible these days with the tranq epidemic.
Well, I had resolved to stop signing up on new Substacks, because I'm already getting maxed out on reading time, and then I find this. You got me, hook, line, and sinker. Thank you for posting this, now I need to catch up. 😁
What is most enjoyable is the _way_ it's written. Although a lot comes at the reader, and fast, it’s tight with excellent sentence structure. And the chapter ends well. My 2ç for what it’s worth 😅🥹
too many great lines to quote. sure its derivative... its a film noir giallo buillabais full of MSG and PI cliches but absolutely superb ... full of ideas and invention and obvious love of the genre. best thing ive read here since ...well several weeks but theres some great stuff here. superlatives have run out.
Thank you very much! I try.
honestly, just total entertainment. its so good the film was playing in my brain as i read it.
I am humbled 🙏
Gibson's “Neuromancer” is one of my all-time favorite books and was the spark for my cyberpunk addiction in the early 2000's. “No Dogs in Philly,” is bringing me back, man, plucking some familiar strings in all the right ways. I'm loving the characters already and you're killing it with some nicely layered world building. Really fantastic, Andy. Eager to keep reading.
Thank you very much 🙏. I am humbled.
Yep I'm hooked, gotta know more
Thank you 🙏
Very good stuff. Extremely inventive.
I like that you wrote a PI noir in 3rd person instead of 1st, which I find one of the ultimate cliches. Thanks so much for sharing it.
Thank you 🙏
Just found this I’m gonna start reading
All right, this is different from Cloud Country… Not really a noir fan — and here we go with the liquor guzzling — but again the world is just so damn seductive and the storytelling so good, and Saru is growing on me in spite of my impatience with the archetype. So, okay, I’ll keep going.
I hope you’ll take a look at what I write, too. It’s not noir, typical sci-fi or cyberpunk, any of that. It’s a philosophical, post-Singularity, far-future dystopia. The style is something different: think of it as cybermonk. Blurb and entryway: singulardream.substack.com/p/start-here
I totally bought it. With barely money in the bank. For a treat.
Many thanks 🙏🙏🙏
This is off to a great start, both cyberpunky and noir-ish in equal measures. It has both flashy futurism and realistic grit. The elzis seem very plausible these days with the tranq epidemic.
Thank you 🙏.
This is like if WIlliam Gibson and Tom Wolfe had a baby.
Very nicely done!
Many thanks 🙏
Well, I had resolved to stop signing up on new Substacks, because I'm already getting maxed out on reading time, and then I find this. You got me, hook, line, and sinker. Thank you for posting this, now I need to catch up. 😁
Thank you very much!
What is most enjoyable is the _way_ it's written. Although a lot comes at the reader, and fast, it’s tight with excellent sentence structure. And the chapter ends well. My 2ç for what it’s worth 😅🥹
Many thanks! I try.
I think I saw you on goodreads. Is that possible, Andy?
I'm definitely on Goodreads. No Dogs in Philly is already out on Amazon et alii.
Good! I'll check it out!
My eternal thanks are yours.
Anytime, Andy ;-)
Awesome. Thank you 🙏.