The Dark Side, Anthony ONeill
The Dark Side, Anthony ONeill
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The Dark Side

Author: Anthony O'Neill

Narrator: Steve West

Unabridged: 13 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/28/2016


Synopsis

In this dark and gripping sci-fi noir, an exiled police detective arrives at a lunar penal colony just as a psychotic android begins a murderous odyssey across the far side of the moon.

Purgatory is the lawless moon colony of eccentric billionaire, Fletcher Brass: a mecca for war criminals, murderers, sex fiends, and adventurous tourists. You can’t find better drugs, cheaper plastic surgery, or a more ominous travel advisory anywhere in the universe. But trouble is brewing in Brass’s black-market heaven. When an exiled cop arrives in this wild new frontier, he immediately finds himself investigating a string of ruthless assassinations in which Brass himself—and his equally ambitious daughter—are the chief suspects.

Meanwhile, two-thousand kilometers away, an amnesiac android, Leonardo Black, rampages across the lunar surface. Programmed with only the notorious “Brass Code”—a compendium of corporate laws that would make Ayn Rand blush—Black has only one goal in mind: to find Purgatory and conquer it.

Visual, visceral, and tons of fun, The Dark Side fuses hard science with brutal crime and lunar adventure. It’s an intense, stylish, and action-packed thriller with a body count to match.

About The Author

Anthony O’Neill is the son of an Irish policeman and an Australian stenographer. He was born in Melbourne and lives in Edinburgh.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kemper on April 07, 2016

I received a free copy of this from NetGalley. Only human beings would look at a lifeless hunk of rock in a vacuum and think, “This place is too dull. We should spice it up by making it a haven for the worst of humanity, and then it could also be a cesspool for crime and corruption.” Purgatory is a co......more

Goodreads review by Bradley on February 09, 2017

I've never met a more polite or sex-crazed (at least verbally) android upon the moon, and I've read about a lot of androids on the moon. Seriously, this is kinda the perfect mixture of traditional mystery meeting an SF adventure. We've got all the world building elements of seedy communities accessib......more

Goodreads review by Nino on April 28, 2019

Kad sam bio majeni i gledao Blade Runnera, doživio sam ga iznimno dosadnim iskustvom i zadrijemao gledajući ga. Prije nekoliko godina, kad je izašla nekakva ultimativna verzija filma s fantastičnim slikom i zvukom, mislio sam si 'hajde sad ću više ocijeniti ovaj kultni spektakl', a kad ono - opet mi......more

Goodreads review by Paul on January 23, 2018

this book had suspense and action up the wahoo. that wasnt completely surprising. the humour was more surprising. there were serious paasages i laughed out loud, usually to do with Leonardo black. the overall tone was a fine mix of noir and sci-fi. this book wont be for everyone, there us some graph......more

Goodreads review by Allison on April 23, 2016

This was a WIIIIIIIIIIILD book. Chapters alternate between a lunar-noir-esque investigation into a series of assassinations, the adventures of a murderous and smiley android, and a sort-of travelogue. The Dark Side is like reading Philip K. Dick and Cassandra Rose Clarke, slapped together with a Quen......more