Short Blade

By Peter Emshwiller and TurtleMe

Book Overview

Ten years after his presumed death, Watly Caiper, now occupying the body of a powerful Second Leveler named Sentiva Alvedine, is certain he can instigate a peaceful revolution in the divided country... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553294172
• ISBN13: 9780553294170
• Release Date: April 1992
• Publisher: Spectra Books
• Length: 419 Pages
• Weight: 4.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Short Blade Trivia

This paperback is placed on top of the money bag in the movie "Jackie Brown" starring Pam Grier and Samuel L. Brown.

Great Scifi!

I don't want to give too much away, but let me just say that this book rocks! It kept my interest all the way to the end. The revolution was so well described it was almost like watching it on the bigscreen. The author does a fantastic job of putting the reader right there in the middle of the action as an invisible, silent observer. The creativity in the various struggles were simultaneously unique and familiar. I admire the ability for an author to write in this fashion; which is to create a completely original work that the reader can relate to as well. Fantastic. Some may find the book's sexual themes to be downright silly early on, but I encourage readers to stick with it as the author shines through bringing such things as pornographic based politcal campaigns and trans gender possession into relevance of the overall struggle. I loved Short Blade! Poverty, suicide, false religions, drugs, and body leasing are all tools wielded by the upper class to eradicate the middle and lower classes of society. A great struggle unfolds with some notions that are so twisted and bizarre, while maintaining relevance to the story and in many cases life as we know it today. Highly recommended even if you're not into sci-fi and like a well told story period.