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“A rich, brave book…It celebrates, with an
earned and elated refusal of despair, the persistent, joyful survival of human
persons in the interstices of the American juggernaut.” Washington Post
“What a bold, manic, wonderful book this
is!” Los Angeles Times
“Like light focused into coherent beam, The Gold Coast brilliantly illuminates the craziness of technology out of control.” Interzone
“This fine, bleak look at Orange County, California, owes more to 1984 and A Clockwork Orange than to the usual SF scenario…Interspersed in the story are elegiac views of the history of ‘OC’ and its possible grim future. Robinson offers a stark cautionary tale with a glimmer of hope at the end.” Publishers Weekly
“Stefan Rudnicki’s deep voice is a solid match for the disillusioned characters, including burned-out aerospace contractor Dennis McPherson…Rudnicki gives his son, Jim, a lighter tone filled with a youthful optimism that is worn away when he begins to take part in antiwar terrorist acts, sabotaging the very technology his father helps to create. Explosive and gripping.” AudioFile