Dear all,
>From Andy Phillips, author of a notoriously difficult series of IF
games back in the last century (Heroine's Mantle, Enemies etc.), comes
a new (potentially exciting) venture.
If anyone's wondering what a story of mine is like without the
mind-numbingly difficult puzzles, it may be of interest. It's a psycho
crime thriller set in San Francisco - kinda think 'Enemies' with a much
more developed plotline and no Mensa style brain teasers in sight. But
a similar style of writing, so those who enjoy sleeping at night should
beware.
The title of the book is 'Jade Dragon' (not to be confused with other
similarly named titles).
Published by Utopia City Books, a small, recently founded UK-based
press. ISBN 0955315204 (10 digit), 9780955315206 (13 digit).
Available now from most online shops in the US and UK. Details/press
release to follow after the e-mail.
Andy P.
PS. Don't know when I'll have time to work on a new game. At present
I've got to write more books for the series (part of a planned
trilogy).
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Synopsis
She hunts her enemies one by one. Looks into their eyes. Shows them her
face...
....to let them know they've been beaten by an eighteen year old girl.
A new breed of psychopath terrorises San Francisco: a woman who is
seductive, manipulative, and lethally proficient in martial arts. First
to die is Toshigi Tasoto - a prominent videogame developer whose
company created Jade Dragon, the female ninja character imitated by the
real life murderess.
Investigations lead to Tasoto's daughter Nicole, a games designer as
brilliant as she is beautiful. Her past is the key to the mystery. But
is she a potential victim, or a killer playing a murderous game?
Author Bio
Andy Phillips was born in Oldham, England. He holds a PhD in Applied
Mathematics from the University of Manchester (UK) and a BSc in Joint
Honours Maths/Physics from the University of Nottingham (UK). He has
worked in the United States as a researcher based at NASA Goddard Space
Flight Center, Maryland.
He has published four interactive fiction games (text adventures) as
freeware. Three of these were IF XYZZY Award Finalists. In non-fiction,
the author has published scientific articles in specialist
astrophysical journals.
Jade Dragon is his first novel.
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