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Title :

36 streets / T. R. Napper.

Title:

36 streets

Varying Form of Title:

Thirty-six streets

Author:

Napper, Tim

Format:

Books

Physical Description:

429 pages ; 20 cm

Edition:

First edition.

ISBN:

9781789097412

Production / Publication Information:

London : Titan Books, 2022.

Summary:

Altered Carbon and The Wind-Up Girl meet Apocalypse Now in this fast-paced, intelligent, action-driven cyberpunk, probing questions of memory, identity, and the power of narratives. Lin "The Silent One" Vu is a gangster and sometime private investigator living in Chinese-occupied Hanoi, in the steaming, paranoid alleyways of the 36 Streets. Born in Vietnam, raised in Australia, everywhere she is an outsider. Through grit and courage Lin has carved a place for herself in the Vietnamese underworld where Hanoi's crime boss, Bao Nguyen, is training her to fight and lead. Bao drives her hard; on the streets there are no second chances. Meanwhile the people of Hanoi are succumbing to Fat Victory - a dangerously addictive immersive simulation of the US-Vietnam war. When an Englishman comes to Hanoi on the trail of his friend's murderer, Lin's life is turned upside down. She is drawn into the grand conspiracies of the neon gods - of regimes and mega-corporations - as they unleash dangerous new technologies. Lin must confront the immutable moral calculus of unjust wars. She must choose: family, country, or gang. Blood, truth, or redemption. No choice is easy on the 36 Streets.

Language:

English

Genre:

Science fiction.

Thrillers (Fiction)

Geographic Term:

Hanoi (Vietnam) -- Fiction.

Subject Term:

Survival -- Fiction.

Young women -- Fiction.

Gangsters -- Fiction.

Video games -- Fiction.

Conspiracies -- Fiction.

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Altered Carbon and The Wind-Up Girl meet Apocalypse Now in this Ditmar and Aurealis award-winning, fast-paced, intelligent, action-driven cyberpunk, probing questions of memory, identity and the power of narratives.

Lin 'The Silent One' Vu is a gangster in Chinese-occupied Hanoi, living in the steaming, paranoid alleyways of the 36 Streets. Born in Vietnam, raised in Australia, everywhere she is an outsider.

Through grit and courage, Lin has carved a place for herself in the Hanoi underworld under the tutelage of Bao Nguyen, who is training her to fight and survive. Because on the streets there are no second chances.

Meanwhile the people of Hanoi are succumbing to Fat Victory, an addictive immersive simulation of the US-Vietnam war. When an Englishman - one of the game's developers - comes to Hanoi on the trail of his friend's murderer, Lin is drawn into the grand conspiracies of the neon gods: the mega-corporations backed by powerful regimes that seek to control her city.

Lin must confront the immutable moral calculus of unjust wars. She must choose: family, country, or gang. Blood, truth, or redemption. No choice is easy on the 36 Streets.

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Napper debuts with a gripping near-future cyberthriller involving gangsters, an addictive video game, and a plot to alter the memories of an entire nation. Born in Vietnam and later adopted and raised in Australia, 24-year-old Lin Thi Vu has never felt like she fit in. Now back in Vietnam, her determination and skill earn her the attention of crime boss Bao Nguyen, but even as a gangster in the grimy underworld of the 36 Streets in Chinese-controlled Hanoi, Lin feels like an outsider. Part employer, part mentor, Bao teaches Lin the skills she'll need to eventually run a gang herself. His latest assignment for her is to take a job as a PI for an English businessman investigating the murder of the programmer behind Fat Victory, an addictive virtual reality game that turns the U.S.-Vietnam war inside out. When her investigation stirs up far more trouble than she bargained for, she and Bao get caught between warring local gangs and an international battle to control a mind-breaking technology. Napper drives the brisk plot forward with plenty of action and intrigue. Cyberpunk fans will find much to enjoy in the noir tone, unique setting, and high stakes. (Jan.)

Booklist Review

Lin Thi Vu is a gangster in the Binh Nguyen run by crime boss Uncle Bao in Chinese-occupied Hanoi. Bao sends Lin to meet Englishman Herbert Molayson to take on a case: Molayson's friend Raymond Chang has been murdered. Chang had designed the video game Fat Victory with a friend; they were bought out by a Chinese company with ties to the Chinese military. Lin soon realizes there is more going on, especially after she is nearly beaten to death by the rival Green Dragon gang, backed by the powerful Macau Syndicate. There are those who will stop at nothing to make sure no one finds out who altered Fat Victory, making it so addictive it psychologically devastates those who play the game. This leads to an all-out gang war between the rival factions on the streets of Hanoi, which turns into an opportunity to attack the Chinese military occupiers. Intricately plotted, using advanced biotechnology, a close investigation into Vietnamese history and culture, and a hard-edged, complicated lead character, Napper's fine first novel will draw in cyberpunk readers.