Deadstock: A Punktown Novel
John W. Campbell Award nominee (2008).
Punktown, crime-ridden metropolis on the colony world, Oasis, is home to the scum of countless alien races. Stalking its mean streets is Jeremy Stake, the private detective with chameleon-like abilities he does not want and cannot control. There's his wealthy client, Fukuda, whose company makes synthetic life forms as playthings for the rich. Then there's Fukuda's beautiful teenage daughter, whose priceless one-of-a-kind living doll has been stolen. And there is the doll itself, growing in size, intelligence, and resentment.
The destinies of all these individuals will converge, and collide, in Punktown.
This massively acclaimed star of the SF small presses makes his mass market debut with a high-velocity collision of Richard Morgan and China Mieville in the ultimate future noir setting.
"Punktown is searing and alien and anxious and rich, and it is humane, and it is moving. Jeffrey Thomas has done something wonderful." – China Mieville
"Thomas is a very good wordsmith with a fecund and detailed imagination." – Publisher's Weekly
"This is that rare animal, a thriller that keeps the reader guessing. Thomas's control of pacing and plot is expert..." – The Guardian
"Punktown is one of the best examples of SF horror currently out there." – Ellen Datlow
"For a wild ride, readers will be hard-pressed to find a better vehicle than Thomas's bizarre multiverse; fans of cyberpunk noir and Lovecraftian horror will find much to enjoy in this messy, bravura hybrid." – Publisher’s Weekly (starred review)
Jeffrey Thomas
Jeffrey Thomas (born 1957) is a prolific writer of science fiction and horror, best known for his stories set in the nightmarish future city called Punktown, such as the novel Deadstock and the collection Punktown.
Jeffrey Thomas has received numerous Honorable Mentions in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, and in 2000 both Terror Incognita and Punktown appeared on the preliminary ballot for the Bram Stoker Award (Best Collection). He has been a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award (Best First Novel) for Monstrocity, and a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Deadstock.
Punktown
Punktown consists of six primary books, and includes seven additional books that complement the series but are not considered mandatory reads. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
