Netherwood

by Michele Lang

Book Overview

There's a new sheriff in town and her name is Talia Fortune. Her mission: capture the cyber outlaw, Kovner, a man who knows she is more than just a sheriff - Talia is also a woman, with a woman's... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0505527596
• ISBN13: 9780505527592
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Shomi
• Length: 303 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.3" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Creative SciFi Blended With Romance

Talia Fortune is the newly appointed sheriff of Netherwood. In the virtual world, she has been forming a relationship with a man who calls himself "Avenger." But Avenger is also a criminal. And Talia finds herself torn. Should she arrest him? Or could he be right about the danger facing their world? Netherwood is a fascinating look at a futuristic society where the virtual world has almost completely replaced the real one. Lang has created an incredibly interesting idea, giving the story a dark intensity that makes for a fascinating read. Talia has a great depth, and is faced with ideas that contradict her beliefs and what she has always been told to be true. Laced with romance, this high-tech, futuristic, scifi adventure is full of suspense and danger. Netherwood is a surprisingly creative novel in the gradually-growing science fiction / romance category.

Book with a message

In addition of having a superbly written action novel, this book also has a message that unfolds as the plot developes. You'll be entertained as well as enriched by spending time with it.

Highly recommended!

Talia Fortune lives in a world in which the lines between virtual reality and reality have become blurred. She is the heir to a vast fortune, a fortune accumulated by her grandmother who still lives in the guise of memory chips. Talia has a secret passion for the NETHERWOOD, however. The NETHERWOOD is on the dark side of this virtual reality and it is where she fights and loves her adversary, The Avenger. Talia has another job as heir, however. She is also a sheriff whose job it is to track down intergalactic troublemakers...and The Avenger definitely is one of those! But what message does The Avenger have for Talia? And what is the future of their world? Michele Lang enters the Shomi line in a big way with NETHERWOOD. Her clever world building makes this world in which technology reigns supreme seem real. The descriptions are so vividly drawn that even the strongest technophobe will easily find themselves enthralled by this enchanting tale. Michele Lang explains each aspect of her world so well that the storyline is easy to follow despite its relative complexity. Humanity lives on the grid, a virtual reality in which most forget the daily humdrums of their lives to live out their fantasies. Mankind has practically forgotten what life was like before technology took over. Michele Lang offers up some thought provoking questions about such a world. Talia is going to come face to face with some of those questions... and the answers she gets will be just as thought provoking as the questions! Nobody does a metaphysical romance like Michele Lang and this is showcased to full effect in NETHERWOOD. NETHERWOOD is a fascinating look at technology through the guise of fiction. Michele Lang's ingenuity with this tale is refreshing as both the science fiction/futuristic and romantic elements blend together perfectly. If you love a good science fiction/futuristic romance, you're sure to love NETHERWOOD. Highly recommended! COURTESY OF CK2S KWIPS AND KRITIQUES

Awesome New Lang Book!!

Michele Lang has outdone herself once again in Netherwood. I thought I was a fan of hers before, but now I'm just hooked. I started reading it at bedtime and instead of the usual nod-off an hour into reading, I ended up staying up and finishing it off. It's that compelling a read. So what if I had bags under my eyes the next day?