Very Hard Choices

2008 novel by Spider Robinson
1-4165-5556-0OCLC191727410
Dewey Decimal
813/.54 22LC ClassPS3568.O3156 V48 2008Preceded byVery Bad Deaths 

Very Hard Choices is a science-fiction/suspense-mystery novel from Canadian science fiction author Spider Robinson, released in June 2008. The novel, set in British Columbia, is a sequel to Very Bad Deaths and continues the story of the reclusive telepath known as Smelly.[1]

Plot

In this novel, Nika and Russell discover that protecting the secret of Smelly's telepathic abilities has brought them into conflict with the Central Intelligence Agency, who have been pursuing him since his escape from the MKUltra Project in the 1960s.[1]

Characters

  • Zandor "Smelly" Zudenigo, recluse and telepath
  • Russell Walker, newspaper columnist
  • Jesse, Russell's son, an American public relations executive
  • Constable Nika Mandiç of the Vancouver Police Department

Critical reception

David Gerrold has said "Spider Robinson is at his best when he is most passionate – and this is Spider Robinson at his very best. If you're expecting a nice polite distraction that you can put down and forget, you're going to be very annoyed. This isn't a story, it's a wake-up call. And it isn't over until you decide it's over." [2]

External links

  • Spider Robinson's "Spider on the Web" podcast – includes readings from this book

References

  1. ^ a b "Very Hard Choices (The second book in the Very series)". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  2. ^ "Very Hard Choices, by Spider Robinson". SciFan. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2008-04-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)


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