REVIEWS

"A challenge to both the imagination and the intellect..."
– Publishers Weekly

"Imagine a collaboration between John Steinbeck and Michael Crichton, written in the overheated style of William Gibson's 'Neuromancer.'"
– Gerald Jones, The New York Times Book Review

"...impressive world-building and social observation.
– Cheryl Morgan, Emerald City

"...a savvy, thrilling adventure that depicts a weird 'wet' future where, say, the bite of a parrot made of programmable atoms can confer superhuman abilities."
– Paul Di Filippo, SciFi.com

"Crache is a novel full of the unexpected, concocted from the brain of someone who really can imagine what it's like to be 'post-everything.'"
– Kate Winter, scifi dimensions

"Crache is a good bet for dyed-in-the-wool cyberpunk fans who fancy something a little different..."
– Andy Stout, SF Crowsnest.com

FIRST SENTENCE

Fola :: BURDEN OF FAITH

The cross weighs on Fola. Even in the micro-g of the asteroid it seems to exert a downward pull. The sensation is more mental than physical. She knows that. The slave-pherions that bound her to the Jesuettes have been cut out with chemical scalpels. But her mind still registers the weight of the cross the way it would the phantom pain of a severed limb.

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