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<p><em><strong>Home Fires by Gene Wolfe </strong></em></p>
<p><em>From Publishers Weekly: “Against a backdrop of science
fictional elements such as time dilation through space travel,
cyborgs, and brain downloads, Science Fiction Hall of Fame
inductee Wolfe (The Sorcerer’s House) builds a romance and a
mystery. Successful lawyer Skip Grison wants to find a wonderful
gift for his contracted paramour, Chelle Blue, now 20 years his
junior after an interstellar military tour. <b>After reuniting
Chelle with her estranged mother, Vanessa, whose consciousness
has been downloaded into a new body</b>, Skip takes Chelle on
a round-the-world cruise that turns into an almost screwball
comedy of hijackings and chaos as shadowy people may be trying
to get to Skip, Chelle, Vanessa, or someone else entirely. Red
herrings and unknown, mistaken, or confused identities saturate
the novel, making this well suited for readers, especially
mystery readers, who don’t often read science fiction.”<br>
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Does it seem to anyone else that Cory Doctorow is Wolfe's favorite
author right now?<br>
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u+16b9<br>
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