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Post by dem bones on Dec 1, 2009 20:02:25 GMT
Ron Goulart - Gadget Man (New English Library, 1977)  Tony MaseroBlurb: The Republic of Southern California was in serious trouble. The casually repressive rule of the Junta was threatened, not only by the growing band of guerrillas in the south, but also by the sudden, inexplicable outbreak of riots in the Republic's wealthiest suburbs.
Who was behind these riots? What fiend was masterminding this destruction?
Sergeant Hecker had only one mysterious clue to work on - a single name: Gadget Man! Found this on the Interzone bookstall at Brick Lane market on Sunday. Not read it yet. Very short even by NEL standards (111 pages) and quite possibly not a ‘horror’ book at all, but it’s by Ron ‘ Vampirella novelisations’ Goulart and Tony Masero's artwork has a nice Frankenstein's monster on a Churchill stairlift touch to it, so you have to feel a little hopeful.
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Dec 1, 2009 21:03:07 GMT
neat precursor of Davros too
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Post by bushwick on Dec 2, 2009 16:33:55 GMT
Not horror...I started reading it a year or so ago and shamefully gave up. Not to say it's no good though. Pretty intelligent, interestingly written post-apocalyptic SF (but not the meathead Doomsday Warrior kind, otherwise I would have finished it!), with a definite 60s countercultural flavour. Lots of futuristic terminology that annoyed me a bit. Great cover though.
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