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BygTex
Posted February 1, 2012
As a fan of both sci-fi and mystery, I was both excited and suspect of how this would work. To my surprise, this mix of William Gibson and Raymond Chandler worked quite well.
As a novella, it did offer some depth, as well as a punchy thread of a story. I found the characters both believable and entertaining without the overbearing nature of a Dickens persona. The story was quite interesting, and this particular setting could yield a lifetime of short stories, or several full-length novels. I would love to see this universe developed more.
In fact, that was my only real complaint, is that it was over before I wanted it to be.
Great story, cool characters, and a nice, if unintentional thumb of the nose to the overbearing Ayn Rand crowd made this a real e-page turner.
I'll be looking for the next volume, hopefully sooner, rather than later.
Keep up the good work!
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ScottWelsh
Posted May 16, 2011
I'm a fan of novellas/short stories that I can get on the cheap and consume in just a couple hours, thereby making the reading experience similar to watching a movie. Chasing Filthy Lucre by Jarrett Rush pulls through on that front. The characters are likable and the plot is interesting enough to keep the pages turning.
I like a dystopian story that doesn't divulge too much too soon. I enter into a dystopian book knowing that the world is different from the real world, and I delight in learning exactly what those differences are throughout the story instead of having all of that information dumped on me in the first two pages. Rush has pretty much got the hang of recapping the history of the world he's created as the story goes along, and doing so at relevant points in the story's present timeline.
My only criticism is that there were a few scenes that could have been flushed out a bit for clarity while still preserving the pace of the story. Apart from that, it all worked very nicely.
Also, it should be noted for the grammar and syntax freaks out there (I'm pointing to myself here) that there are almost no grammatical mistakes and that the syntax is pretty much spot-on. So go for it!
On the whole, it's a short, solid story that is worth the buy if you like broken societies and the people who have to work with the pieces to make what they can of the world.
Margaret_Yang
Posted May 5, 2011
In a near future world that's going through a second depression, corporations have taken the place of government. Weber takes odd jobs to get by--security guard, throwing fights in a basement fight club, whatever pays the bills. Until one day, he finds a cause to believe in. It won't pay him anything, but it might change his life.
I enjoyed this novella. Jarrett Rush has an engaging writing style, and the first-person narrator brought you into the story quickly. The action is never bogged down with too much description, yet I felt fully grounded in the world of the story.
It's hard to find a good cyberpunk story nowadays. I'm very glad I found this one.
Steve-Umstead
Posted April 13, 2011
When a greedy corporate power threatens the status quo in Weber Rexall's town and he's tasked to do something about it, nothing will stand in his way.
Tough guy Rexall, his underground fighting ring cohort Berger, and a synthetic Serve-O named Simmer are just three of the incredibly interesting characters Rush writes into Chasing Filthy Lucre, the first part in a novella series, one that entertains right from the first page.
Rush seamlessly blends cyberpunk technology and post-apocalyptic settings with deep characters the reader can truly feel for. The tech itself is fascinating; without giving anything away, when Rush describes the hothouse and its patrons, the remarkable imagery he puts together could easily have been pulled from a scene in today's world. The scene descriptions, such as the underground fighting and the 'package delivery' scene (again without giving too much away) are rich, and really paint a detailed picture in the reader's head.
The story is fast-paced and progresses logically, with a couple of twists, and an exciting climax, then easily feeds into the next novella in the series. Definitely a page-turner, and very well edited for a self-published work. Absolutely worth the download, I'm looking forward to the next in the series!
-Steve Umstead
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Overview
Weber Rexall knows that in New Eden cash is king. That's why, whether it's throwing fights in a basement fight club or doing security work for a friend, he'll take whatever job he can. When one of those security jobs goes violently wrong and a corporate power threatens the status quo, Rexall finds a cause to believe in. It won't pay him anything, but it might change his life.This 21,000 word novella is the first in a series.
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