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Edge of Heaven

de R.B. Kelly

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April 2119: in the RéserveNaturelle de l'Auvergne, a dog walker makes a gruesome discovery - a badly decomposed body, half buried under a landslide. In that moment of horror, she sets in motion a chain of events that will bring catastrophe in their wake. Three hundred miles away, a bi-level city towers above the wastelands of Provence. This is Creo, a permanent relocation center for the dispossessed of a planet where livable space is at a premium. In the dark, honeycomb districts of the lower city, CreoBasse, Danae Grant nurses the sort of secret that can get a person killed, while Boston Turrow lives a little life and plans for a better future--maybe even a job where nobody punches him. CreoBasse is not the land of happy-ever-afters, so, when they find themselves unexpectedly thrown together, neither one of them is prepared for the strength of their connection. But a critical mass is simmering in the streets of the lower city. It started with the closing of the city gates and the gradual, insidious buildup of CDC operatives. In a city of almost 100 million people, shut off from the sunlight and fed air through ancient filters, they've seen this sort of thing before--but this is different. The night that Boston and Danae fall in love, martial law is declared. The city is dying, and no one knows how to stop it. Except... Danae thinks she might have an idea. The secret she has been holding onto for so long may well be the key to ending the new plague, a pestilence that nothing else can stop. But stepping forward is tantamount to suicide. And then Boston begins to cough. Danae is going to have to make a choice: what will she give up to save the one glorious thing in an inglorious life?… (mais)
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A decent SF thriller with a similar premise to Bladerunner (the film). Set about 100 years in the future, Danae is barely getting by as a waitress in a cafe in a collapsing megacity. The world is suffering from climate change and ecological collapse, and although the worst effects have been avoided, most people live in various megacities. Some years previously, artificial humans were created to be immune to diseases; they rebelled and were hunted down. Danae's father dies, and her life takes a massive downward turn when she is evicted from her home because of a collapse. She falls in with a young man who has an epileptic sister whose drugs are in short supply. The story follows their growing attraction set against the underworld of Créo, a deadly plague, and Danae discovers who she really is. I liked the world-building, and the constant rain reminded me of Bladerunner, although Créo is a whole lot darker and dingier than future LA. The decay of the city is highlighted by the constant battle against mould and algae, the homeless, the refugees and the frequent riots. The tensions between humans and artificial humans is handled well; the death squads of humans who 'deal' with artificial humans by random checks is - unpleasant. Recommended.
  Maddz | Apr 22, 2022 |
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I just could not get into this book. Since I did not finish it, I do not intend to publish a review. ( )
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April 2119: in the RéserveNaturelle de l'Auvergne, a dog walker makes a gruesome discovery - a badly decomposed body, half buried under a landslide. In that moment of horror, she sets in motion a chain of events that will bring catastrophe in their wake. Three hundred miles away, a bi-level city towers above the wastelands of Provence. This is Creo, a permanent relocation center for the dispossessed of a planet where livable space is at a premium. In the dark, honeycomb districts of the lower city, CreoBasse, Danae Grant nurses the sort of secret that can get a person killed, while Boston Turrow lives a little life and plans for a better future--maybe even a job where nobody punches him. CreoBasse is not the land of happy-ever-afters, so, when they find themselves unexpectedly thrown together, neither one of them is prepared for the strength of their connection. But a critical mass is simmering in the streets of the lower city. It started with the closing of the city gates and the gradual, insidious buildup of CDC operatives. In a city of almost 100 million people, shut off from the sunlight and fed air through ancient filters, they've seen this sort of thing before--but this is different. The night that Boston and Danae fall in love, martial law is declared. The city is dying, and no one knows how to stop it. Except... Danae thinks she might have an idea. The secret she has been holding onto for so long may well be the key to ending the new plague, a pestilence that nothing else can stop. But stepping forward is tantamount to suicide. And then Boston begins to cough. Danae is going to have to make a choice: what will she give up to save the one glorious thing in an inglorious life?

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