Very Hard Choices

Very Hard Choices

infobox Book |
name = Very Hard Choices
title_orig =
translator =


image_caption =
author = Spider Robinson
cover_artist =
country = United States
language = English
series =
genre = Science fiction, Speculative fiction novel
publisher = Baen Books
release_date = June 3, 2008
media_type = Print
pages = 224
isbn = ISBN 1416555560
preceded_by = Very Bad Deaths
followed_by =

Very Hard Choices (Baen Books, 2008, ISBN 1416555560), is a science-fiction/suspense-mystery novel from Canadian science fiction author Spider Robinson, released on 2008-06-03. The novel is a sequel to "Very Bad Deaths", and features its three protagonists, recluse and telepath Zandor "Smelly" Zudenigo, newspaper columnist Russell Walker, and Constable Nika Mandiç of the Vancouver Police Department. The novel also introduces Russell's son, Jesse, an American public relations executive.cite web|url=http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/r/spider-robinson/very-hard-choices.htm|title=Very Hard Choices (The second book in the Very series)|publisher=Fantastic Fiction|accessdate=2008-04-22]

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 MK Ultra Project in the 1960s.

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."cite web|url=http://www.scifan.com/titles/title.asp?TI_titleid=66659|title=Very Hard Choices, by Spider Robinson|publisher=SciFan|accessdate=2008-04-22]

External links

* [http://www.spiderrobinson.com/podcast.html Spider Robinson's "Spider on the Web" podcast] -- includes readings from this book

References


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