Sisters of Glass

by D.W. St. John

Karl Latte doesn't like the 21st century. Not recombinants, not Ultimate Reality, not Digitally Mastered Immortals. Most of all he dislikes the talent that's damned him–the ability to see into minds.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0965840727
• ISBN13: 9780965840729
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Elderberry Press (OR)
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Great Book

This book was a classic SF novel. It gripped me from beginning to end. Absolutely great in terms of philosophical implication, and gives you lots of food for thought.And to the reviewer, who says they don't know what 'Luddite' and 'recombinant' means: Ever heard of a dictionary? Or better yet, an education? Just because you are too stupid to know basic history (Luddites) and basic science, don't fault the author.

On past William Gibson

Although I think William Gibson (Neuromancer, Mona Lisa Overdrive) is not very good at the mechanics of writing, his conception of stories and originating ideas such as virtual reality, cyberpunks and so on are wonderful at feeding the imagination's hunger. But recently I've discovered D.W. St. John whom is a little better at mechanics, a little better storyteller and has gone beyond what Gibson has imagined for the future. Since all of what we see, feel, taste etc are just firings of synapses, there is now Ultimate Reality, which is basically fantasy programs that can be plugged into the brain for whatever experience. After which follows the by product of a huge population of UR junkies whom are always passed out in a program, only waking up to eat or to perform other bodily functions and for these interruptions have come to hate the flesh and it's empirical imperfections. This is just one plot among the many in Sisters of Glass involving un-bioethical corporations, intrusive government and a loner on the run and in love with a clone. Whichever anime company gets the rights to this one first will have a classic on their hands.

LOOKING FOR SOME LOUSY ROMANCE GARBAGE, WON'T FIND IT HERE!

It was great! You won't find some stereotype romance here!

PROSE GLASS SHARP! WEAR GLOVES WHEN YOU READ THIS!

This novel is almost 400 pages of scene. Intense doesn't even begin to cover it. No filler. No page after page of narrative summary. No symbolism. No artsy fartsy description dragging on for pages to let the writer prove how literary he is.Every word takes you right there. This is it, take it or leave it. Okay, so there's some jargon in it about the net and DNA, so what? It's a story about some very real people, that's all, even if they do live in the future. It's about what it means to be human, what it means to be a man. Raymond Chandler might have written it if he had lived to see 2000. He didn't, so it's up to this guy, St.John, (whoever the hell he is) to do it.It ain't Danielle Steele. I haven't slept in two days reading the damned thing and I still can't get it out of my head. Read it.

"...some of the best reading fun you can find."

Beyond mastering a style of writing and story telling that makes you reluctant to leave even for a moment. St John paints a landscape that illustrates a troubling, thought provoking understanding of computer and biotechnology breaking moral boundaries. His writing conveys disturbing images of a not to distant future overcome by technology and greed. Into this future tapestry he drops a novel that starts off on a dead run. Every scene is ripe with conflict, filled with action. Every sentence cut and fashioned leaving the reader with crafted raw elegance. Not just a great read packed with interesting, unforgettable characters. There is a hero, who acts like a hero should. Karl is an ordinary guy with a bad heart, who loves dogs and carries a short barrel shotgun. He finds himself rescuing one of the most beautiful women in the world. Pursued by pure evil through a maze of corporate intrigue set against the mean streets of 21st century Los Angeles. There is no escape leaving the only alternative an ultimate test of character and courage. Bone crunching action rockets you through the pages. It never lets up. You find yourself pulling for the hero from the first page to the last. St John has created a thinking person's action novel. A book with something to say and some of the best reading fun you can find.