Book description
The year is 1998, and the nightmare is close at hand.
The world economy has gone into a mega-crash. Most of the population has
been plunged into abject poverty. Anarchy and violence stalk the
streets. All power is in the hands of Dryco, headed by paranoid tycoon
Thatcher Dryden, and his monstrous wife, Susie.
But on the desperate streets of the Lower East Side miracles are
happening. A Messiah seems to have risen from the people and is healing
the sick, teaching children, raising the dead.
Dryco's New Projects Manager, Joanna, is sent to check him out.
Thatcher's got a plan for world domination, and a genuine Messiah could
be the key he's looking for. And even if he's fake, he may have his uses.
But soon, Joanna finds herself trapped in a crisis of conscience,
between the relative security of a Dryco job and the dream of healing a
sick world. Jack Womack (1956 - )
Jack Womack was born in Kentucky in 1956 but currently lives in New York
City. In addition to his writing, he has worked in publicity for a
number of major US publishers such as HarperCollins and Orbit. Exploring
themes such as urban breakdown, racial tension and class wars, the city
of New York plays a large part in the post-Cyberpunk, Near-Future
setting of his novels. He won the 1993 Philip K Dick award with Elvissey
and has the distinction of being William Gibson's favourite author.
