Prism City: Gun for Hire & Heir to an Empire<\/a>“<\/em> is the debut novel of L.K. Weir and was published earlier in 2020 by Prism City Press. I came about reading it when I saw the author describe her work as science fiction noir (or something similar). Back in my youth I was a fan of film noir and had even once made a four minute promotional film noir for a business system I was implementing for a former employer. So the author essentially had me hooked with the description. This said, I was a little apprehensive because LK Weir is a first time author and her work was fresh off the press. I am usually disappointed by such novels and really did not want to be disappointed again.<\/p>\nI wasn’t.<\/p>\n
Atmosphere<\/h2>\n
Dark and brooding. Think Blade Runner or Altered Carbon meets Casablanca meets (to a lesser extent) Dynasty.<\/p>\n
Despite being a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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