Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits

paperback, 384 pages

Published Oct. 3, 2016 by St. Martin's Griffin.

(1 review)

"Get ready for a world in which anyone can have the powers of a god or the fame of a pop star, in which human achievement soars to new heights while its depravity plunges to the blackest depths. A world in which at least one cat smells like a seafood shop's Dumpster on a hot summer day. This is the world in which Zoey Ashe finds herself, navigating a futuristic city in which one can find elements of the fantastic, nightmarish, and ridiculous on any street corner"--Amazon.com.

In the near future, Zoey Ashe navigates a city in which one can find elements of the fantastic, nightmarish and ridiculous on any street corner. Anyone can have the powers of a god or the fame of a pop star; human achievement soars to new heights while its depravity plunges to the blackest depths. Her only trusted advisor is a cat, but even …

"Get ready for a world in which anyone can have the powers of a god or the fame of a pop star, in which human achievement soars to new heights while its depravity plunges to the blackest depths. A world in which at least one cat smells like a seafood shop's Dumpster on a hot summer day. This is the world in which Zoey Ashe finds herself, navigating a futuristic city in which one can find elements of the fantastic, nightmarish, and ridiculous on any street corner"--Amazon.com.

In the near future, Zoey Ashe navigates a city in which one can find elements of the fantastic, nightmarish and ridiculous on any street corner. Anyone can have the powers of a god or the fame of a pop star; human achievement soars to new heights while its depravity plunges to the blackest depths. Her only trusted advisor is a cat, but even in the future, cats cannot give advice. At least not any that you'd want to follow.

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Coalford reviewed Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits by David Wong (Zoey Ashe, #1)

Review of 'Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits: A Novel' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

A great new entry by one of my favorite weird ass authors, there was a bit too much Deus Ex Machina (sometimes literally) for me to bump it to 5 stars.
Zoey was a true fish out of water and spends about 99.7 percent of her time as a damsel in distress, and is a much more engaging character before The Suits are introduced. Clearly Wong intends to revisit the character later, and I look forward to it, but would have truly enjoyed seeing her have a bit more growth.