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The sequel to Red Thunder is "a cosmic coming-of-age novel ... [with] enthralling everyday heroics" from a Hugo and Nebula Award'winning author (Paul Di Filippo, SciFi.com). It doesn't matter that Ray Garcia-Strickland's father was one of the first men on Mars. The now overdeveloped planet has lost its hip factor, its luxurious hotels'like the one Ray's father manages'overrun with gravity-dependent tourists from Earth. Ray is over the Red Planet. Soon he gets his own chance at interplanetary adventure, when an unknown object hits Earth and causes a massive tsunami. Ray heads back to Florida to help family and friends who've survived the devastation'and soon learns the so-called natural disaster could have unnatural consequences ... "The book Robert A. Heinlein would have written if he lived in George Bush's America." 'Cory Doctorow, Boing Boing "A highly satisfying sequel to Red Thunder ... Much more than a simple adventure story, full of poignant moments and relevant social commentary." 'Kirkus Reviews, starred review "Drawing unabashedly on current events from 9/11 to Hurricane Katrina, the author mixes space opera'esque adventure and merriment with uncensored images of disaster areas and teenage sex. At his Heinlein-channeling best, Varley preaches the gospel of individual responsibility with all the fervor of a space-age libertarian revival preacher." 'Publishers Weekly "John Varley blends past fiction, current events and future tech to create a story all his own, but with classic roots in at least a half dozen of Heinlein's juveniles." 'SF Site.
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