Velocity blues / Clifford Royal Johns.
Material type:
TextPublisher: [United States] : Vernacular Books ; [2021]Description: 266 pages ; 21 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781952283123
- 1952283124
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book
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Main Library | Science Fiction/Fantasy | JOHNS, CLIFFORD | Available | 33111010534077 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Zip is the walking poster child for genetic engineering gone wrong. When Zip reaches adolescence, his genetically engineered brilliance, creativity, and health slips away and he becomes an absurdly fast, frenzied annoyance that can't focus or even hold still. Unable to continue to live with his parents or hold a normal job, he joins a group of outcasts like himself in urban Chicago who do what they must to survive.When Zip is hired by a crime boss to deliver a small package, people start shooting at him, and staying alive suddenly requires every bit of focus he can muster. In a world where he and his friends are forced to be criminals, who can he trust? And maybe more importantly, what's in the package-and why didn't his boss send a more reliable courier?Velocity Blues is high-speed parkour noir.
"When Zip reaches adolescence, his genetically engineered brilliance, creativity, and health slips away and he becomes an absurdly fast, frenzied annoyance who can't focus or hold still. Unable to live with his parents or hold a normal job, he joins a group of outcasts like himself in Chicago. They do what they must to survive. After Zip is hired by a crime boss to deliver a package, staying alive suddenly requires every bit of speed and concentration he can muster. In a world where all of his friends are criminals, who can he trust?"--Page 4 of cover.