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CORPORATE GUNSLINGER - Couverture souple

Engstrom, Doug

 
9780062897688: CORPORATE GUNSLINGER
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0062897683 ISBN 13 : 9780062897688
Editeur : Eos, 2020

Synopsis

Doug Engstrom imagines a future all too terrifying―and all too possible―in this eerie, dystopic speculative fiction debut about corporate greed, debt slavery, and gun violence that is as intense and dark as Stephen King’s The Long Walk.

Like many Americans in the middle of the 21st century, aspiring actress Kira Clark is in debt. She financed her drama education with loans secured by a “lifetime services contract.” If she defaults, her creditors will control every aspect of her life. Behind on her payments and facing foreclosure, Kira reluctantly accepts a large signing bonus to become a corporate gunfighter for TKC Insurance. After a year of training, she will take her place on the dueling fields that have become the final, lethal stop in the American legal system. 

Putting her MFA in acting to work, Kira takes on the persona of a cold, intimidating gunslinger known as “Death’s Angel.” But just as she becomes the most feared gunfighter in TKC’s stable, she’s severely wounded during a duel on live video, shattering her aura of invincibility. A series of devastating setbacks follow, forcing Kira to face the truth about her life and what she’s become. 

When the opportunity to fight another professional for a huge purse arises, Kira sees it as a chance to buy a new life . . . or die trying.

Structured around a chilling duel, Corporate Gunslinger is a modern satire that forces us to confront the growing inequalities in our society and our penchant for guns and bloodshed, as well as offering a visceral look at where we may be heading―far sooner than we know. 


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À propos de l'auteur

Doug Engstrom has been a farmer's son, a US Air Force officer, a technical writer, a computer support specialist, and a business analyst, as well as being a writer of speculative fiction. He lives near Des Moines, Iowa with his wife, Catherine Engstrom.

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Éditeur
Eos
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0062897683
ISBN 13 
9780062897688
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
320
Coordonnées du fabricant
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