Noir (1998)

Lighting the Pipes

Better know, perhaps, for his writing in the expanded universes of Star Wars, Star Trek and Blade Runner, K W Jeter is nevertheless one of the pioneers of cyberpunk fiction. The sub-genre's gritty, challenging tropes are equal parts prophetic and perplexing for readers. Into its tech-heavy milieu of corrupt appetites and dispossessed culture, Jeter situates John McNihil, a singular detective with a unique and nostalgic view of his world, the Gloss of the Pacific Rim. There's not much that Jeter's narrative and world-building shy away from here so hold on to your hats (...fedoras, of course) as we delve deeply into this complex and prescient thriller.