Kamikaze L’Amour, by Richard Kadrey
“As though some gorgeous Ballardian eco-catastrophe was rear-ended ba a Steve Erickson novel on its way to the Viper Room. Killer.”
--William Gibson
I’ve known Richard Kadrey since the early 80s, when he was one of the virtual reality, WELL, and WIRED pioneers. He's a longtime San Francisco artist who became celebrated for his popular Sandman Slim series.
Meet the young Kadrey, as I did: Kamikaze L'Amour is one of his first three novels that started it all.
This novel is cyber-punk at its primitive vortex: The Amazon Jungle is growing North, consuming California. San Francisco is the last bastion of civilization. A famous rock star has faked his own death and is hiding in the City, where he meets a waitress, who believes she's calling the jungle North with its song.
Meanwhile, sinister forces try to coax Mr. Rock God back into the spotlight—but to what end?
Kadrey's work is entirely original. —"Like alley cats and razor blades at a million decibals over a tense candomblé backbeat."
His story, the heart of the Kamikaze, finds the emotional core of future dystopia.
Narrated By Kevin T. Collins, who narrated To Repair the World: Paul Farmer Speaks to the Next Generation.
--Susie Bright and Willow Pennell
