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SIM
JUSTICE D - psychopath, sociopath, assassin, cat-lover. But when they take his beloved Emmy, GOV will have to redefine the word HARDCORE..."
Meet Justice D, a Justice SIM umbilicated since birth who killed his own mother. Used by GOV as a hardcore merciless killer hunting down rebs in the dregs, Justice D has little emotion. His biggest hobby is upgrading his armour, weapons and augmentations, taking mandrake narco and listening to groovy groovy MM.
For decades now, humanity has been colour-blind, a disability inflicted - so GOV believes - by a disease named HRG/Canker and carried by all animals across the planet. As the scientist Cantrell discovers the causes for Canker, so GOV begin a global culling of all animals in order to save Humanity...
On a patrol in the dregs, Justice D is saved by a cat which he calls Emmy. He soon learns to love his cat, until GOV discover his secret... and send Battle SIMs to shut him down...
FOCUS ON -
• FAST-ACTION SCIENCE-FICTION
• UNEXPECTED TWISTS
• A PSYCHOPATHIC ANTI-HERO
• INSIDE THE TWISTED MIND OF A SIM
IF YOU LIKE SIM, TRY -
DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP by PHILIP K. DICK
USE OF WEAPONS by IAIN M. BANKS
1984 by GEORGE ORWELL
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE by ANTHONY BURGESS
SIM, an EBOOK original novel by ANDY REMIC, author of Spiral, Quake, Warhead, War Machine, Biohell, Hardcore, Cloneworld, Theme Planet, Kell's Legend, Soul Stealers, Vampire Warlords and Serial Killers Incorporated.
Artwork by Vincent Holland-Keen.
There is an accompanying SIM SOUNTRACK composed and recorded by th3 m1ss1ng, a kind of BLADERUNNER / VANGELIS / NINE INCH NAILS music hybrid, and also available from ANARCHY BOOKS. Artwork by Vincent Holland-Keen, author of The Office of Lost and Found.
SIM - "Put your gun down and step away from the cat!"
PRAISE FOR ANDY REMIC
“Hard–hitting, galaxy–spanning, no–holds–barred, old–fashioned action adventure.”
The Guardian on War Machine
“Loud, brash and so in–your–face that it’s actually gone right through and is stood behind you, giving you a good kicking when you least expect it.”
Graeme’s Fantasy Book Review on Biohell
“It’s been so long since we had Robin Hood, or Conan the Barbarian floating around, and Gemmell – he updated them with class. For me, Gemmell revived my favourite heroes and gave them a good kick in the pants… Mister Remic looks like he could do this, too.”
Lateral Books on Kell's Legend
“Violent is really not the right word for this spare–no–detail fantasy monstrosity. Insane? Maybe. Really, the only way to describe Remic’s Kell’s Legend is with a phrase: a bloody, violent, fantastic journey through carnage, terror, and a downright epic tale that makes Underworld and every zombie movie look bad… Remic is the Tarantino of fantasy, and if that isn’t a compliment, then I don’t know what is.”
Fantasy & SciFi Lovin’ on Kell's Legend
“My favourite science fiction novel of the year. Yes, you heard correctly: Peter F. Hamilton, Neal Asher, Richard K. Morgan... War Machine topped them all, and no–one is more shocked than I am! I loved every testosterone–fuelled second. And the sequel is easily one of my most anticipated new releases...”
Fantasy Book Critic on War Machine
“Soul Stealers is fast, brutal and above all unmissable, there is quite simply nothing out there that can currently compare to Andy Remic’s unrelenting, unforgiving and unflinching style. The new King of Heroic Fantasy has arrived. 5 *****”
“Fun characters, hard–wired combat, character traits that many authors would not dream of touching... It’s these touches that leaves you wondering if he’s a madman or a genius, for the sheer scope and depravity that he manages to inject in his tightly bound pages.”
Falcata Times on Hardcore
Meet Justice D, a Justice SIM umbilicated since birth who killed his own mother. Used by GOV as a hardcore merciless killer hunting down rebs in the dregs, Justice D has little emotion. His biggest hobby is upgrading his armour, weapons and augmentations, taking mandrake narco and listening to groovy groovy MM.
For decades now, humanity has been colour-blind, a disability inflicted - so GOV believes - by a disease named HRG/Canker and carried by all animals across the planet. As the scientist Cantrell discovers the causes for Canker, so GOV begin a global culling of all animals in order to save Humanity...
On a patrol in the dregs, Justice D is saved by a cat which he calls Emmy. He soon learns to love his cat, until GOV discover his secret... and send Battle SIMs to shut him down...
FOCUS ON -
• FAST-ACTION SCIENCE-FICTION
• UNEXPECTED TWISTS
• A PSYCHOPATHIC ANTI-HERO
• INSIDE THE TWISTED MIND OF A SIM
IF YOU LIKE SIM, TRY -
DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP by PHILIP K. DICK
USE OF WEAPONS by IAIN M. BANKS
1984 by GEORGE ORWELL
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE by ANTHONY BURGESS
SIM, an EBOOK original novel by ANDY REMIC, author of Spiral, Quake, Warhead, War Machine, Biohell, Hardcore, Cloneworld, Theme Planet, Kell's Legend, Soul Stealers, Vampire Warlords and Serial Killers Incorporated.
Artwork by Vincent Holland-Keen.
There is an accompanying SIM SOUNTRACK composed and recorded by th3 m1ss1ng, a kind of BLADERUNNER / VANGELIS / NINE INCH NAILS music hybrid, and also available from ANARCHY BOOKS. Artwork by Vincent Holland-Keen, author of The Office of Lost and Found.
SIM - "Put your gun down and step away from the cat!"
PRAISE FOR ANDY REMIC
“Hard–hitting, galaxy–spanning, no–holds–barred, old–fashioned action adventure.”
The Guardian on War Machine
“Loud, brash and so in–your–face that it’s actually gone right through and is stood behind you, giving you a good kicking when you least expect it.”
Graeme’s Fantasy Book Review on Biohell
“It’s been so long since we had Robin Hood, or Conan the Barbarian floating around, and Gemmell – he updated them with class. For me, Gemmell revived my favourite heroes and gave them a good kick in the pants… Mister Remic looks like he could do this, too.”
Lateral Books on Kell's Legend
“Violent is really not the right word for this spare–no–detail fantasy monstrosity. Insane? Maybe. Really, the only way to describe Remic’s Kell’s Legend is with a phrase: a bloody, violent, fantastic journey through carnage, terror, and a downright epic tale that makes Underworld and every zombie movie look bad… Remic is the Tarantino of fantasy, and if that isn’t a compliment, then I don’t know what is.”
Fantasy & SciFi Lovin’ on Kell's Legend
“My favourite science fiction novel of the year. Yes, you heard correctly: Peter F. Hamilton, Neal Asher, Richard K. Morgan... War Machine topped them all, and no–one is more shocked than I am! I loved every testosterone–fuelled second. And the sequel is easily one of my most anticipated new releases...”
Fantasy Book Critic on War Machine
“Soul Stealers is fast, brutal and above all unmissable, there is quite simply nothing out there that can currently compare to Andy Remic’s unrelenting, unforgiving and unflinching style. The new King of Heroic Fantasy has arrived. 5 *****”
“Fun characters, hard–wired combat, character traits that many authors would not dream of touching... It’s these touches that leaves you wondering if he’s a madman or a genius, for the sheer scope and depravity that he manages to inject in his tightly bound pages.”
Falcata Times on Hardcore
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191 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 24, 2011
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About the author
Andy Remic
51 books182 followersAndy Remic lives in Lincoln, UK, although his heart and viking soul belong to the Scottish mountains. Married with two children, Andy has a variety of esoteric and sometimes contrasting loves, including sword fighting, climbing, mountain biking, kick-boxing, Ducati motorcycles and retro-gaming. He recently wrote the computer version of his novel Biohell for the 48K Spectrum, in which many people are still stuck. He writes in both SF and fantasy fields, and is sometimes accused of literature. Current novels include: Spiral, Quake, Warhead, War Machine, Biohell, Hardcore and the upcoming Cloneworld, Theme Planet and TOX for Solaris Books, and the Kell’s Legend trilogy, Kell’s Legend, Soul Stealers and Vampire Warlords for Angry Robot Books.
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September 2, 2012
Reading SIM is like reading Robocop meets Ash from Evil Dead. ~The Founding Fields
http://thefoundingfields.com/2012/01/...
I just finished this book and I have to say I have not been more confused, excited, and thrilled about a book in a long while. Maybe confused is a bad word to describe how I feel about this book. There are things that I am still do not understand about the story, but that did not detract from what I read, and honestly makes me want to read it again! The story is about a war vet turned into a government police officer, only known as Justice D through out the book. One day while out on a mission in the dregs hunting the humans who are breaking LAW by going against the GOV Justice D’s life is saved by a little cat with green eyes that he takes it home and names Emmy short for emerald because of her green eyes.
Justice D is a drug addict, using it to see colors, since humans eyes do not work and have to be replaced by eyes that only see in black and white, to relax, and to sleep but he notices the more he is around his new cat Emmy, the less he is having to use narcos. While owning a pets in his world is frowned upon, he does not car, as the cat becomes his closest friend. Everything seems to be going quite well until a doctor discovers that dog are the cause of human blindness, and whats worse the disease, called canker, is mutating and getting worse. But Justice D is not bothered but this news as long as no one messes with his Emmy!
I have to say this was an awesome book to read, at times you could guess where the book was going, but that is fine, how you got there is a total mind trip of carnage, explosions, death, and love for ones pet. Its like when you are on a road trip with your buddies, you know you are going to Florida, but you have no idea the crazy stuff you are going to get into on the way down there. You really start to root for Justice D early in the book but by the middle you can not wait to see what in the heck he is going to do next in his psychotic trip through sociopath-ville. The book kept me on the edge of my seat, the definition of a page turner. I read it in 3 sittings as I did not want to put it down, sleep finally winning out and forcing me to put the book down. The action is fast passed but it still tells the story of what is happening well. The plot keeps up it space pretty much through out the entire book but takes some serious lefts and rights all throughout the book to keep you on your toes, guessing or trying to figure out what the heck just happened.
I think Andy did a great job of putting the story together, painting Justice D as the psychotic bastard he turns into. The action scene paint a nice sick picture of what is happening in the story as he is sweeping his way across the land and as the story is being told. Several times the only thing that kept me from thinking the book was about to end was the fact that there where pages left in the book.
While the book was a great read there where several things that I found to detract from the book. I think more time could have been used explaining the interaction between Emmy and Justice D. There was an insanely strong bond between the two characters but I do not know if enough was told as to why he was so hooked on his cat. I have been told, even though that this book is not part of a series, that is continues from previous books which left me, as a new reader wondering why some things happened the way that they did.
I would highly recommend this book with a slight warning: this book is NOT kid friendly, the language and violence was rough and coarse. But this did not detract me from reading the book, but to let you know there is some graphic sexual scenes, graphic violence, and quite a few curse words.
Overall I would give this book a 7.5/10
http://thefoundingfields.com/2012/01/...
I just finished this book and I have to say I have not been more confused, excited, and thrilled about a book in a long while. Maybe confused is a bad word to describe how I feel about this book. There are things that I am still do not understand about the story, but that did not detract from what I read, and honestly makes me want to read it again! The story is about a war vet turned into a government police officer, only known as Justice D through out the book. One day while out on a mission in the dregs hunting the humans who are breaking LAW by going against the GOV Justice D’s life is saved by a little cat with green eyes that he takes it home and names Emmy short for emerald because of her green eyes.
Justice D is a drug addict, using it to see colors, since humans eyes do not work and have to be replaced by eyes that only see in black and white, to relax, and to sleep but he notices the more he is around his new cat Emmy, the less he is having to use narcos. While owning a pets in his world is frowned upon, he does not car, as the cat becomes his closest friend. Everything seems to be going quite well until a doctor discovers that dog are the cause of human blindness, and whats worse the disease, called canker, is mutating and getting worse. But Justice D is not bothered but this news as long as no one messes with his Emmy!
I have to say this was an awesome book to read, at times you could guess where the book was going, but that is fine, how you got there is a total mind trip of carnage, explosions, death, and love for ones pet. Its like when you are on a road trip with your buddies, you know you are going to Florida, but you have no idea the crazy stuff you are going to get into on the way down there. You really start to root for Justice D early in the book but by the middle you can not wait to see what in the heck he is going to do next in his psychotic trip through sociopath-ville. The book kept me on the edge of my seat, the definition of a page turner. I read it in 3 sittings as I did not want to put it down, sleep finally winning out and forcing me to put the book down. The action is fast passed but it still tells the story of what is happening well. The plot keeps up it space pretty much through out the entire book but takes some serious lefts and rights all throughout the book to keep you on your toes, guessing or trying to figure out what the heck just happened.
I think Andy did a great job of putting the story together, painting Justice D as the psychotic bastard he turns into. The action scene paint a nice sick picture of what is happening in the story as he is sweeping his way across the land and as the story is being told. Several times the only thing that kept me from thinking the book was about to end was the fact that there where pages left in the book.
While the book was a great read there where several things that I found to detract from the book. I think more time could have been used explaining the interaction between Emmy and Justice D. There was an insanely strong bond between the two characters but I do not know if enough was told as to why he was so hooked on his cat. I have been told, even though that this book is not part of a series, that is continues from previous books which left me, as a new reader wondering why some things happened the way that they did.
I would highly recommend this book with a slight warning: this book is NOT kid friendly, the language and violence was rough and coarse. But this did not detract me from reading the book, but to let you know there is some graphic sexual scenes, graphic violence, and quite a few curse words.
Overall I would give this book a 7.5/10
December 5, 2014
Another potentially creative book that was ruined by the authors inability to format.
It's not THAT difficult to learn how to do a paragraph. Count 5 or 6 lines of text, find the closest full stop then add a line space.
And the lack of line spacing makes this REALLY difficult to follow.
The characters are great, the setting is great (the ending is pretty shit, like Andy ran out of things to say or didn't know where he was heading and just decided to stop), even the weird talking is good.
If the formatting (and there are some proofing issues too) was fixed, this would be an excellent piece, worthy to stand alongside Neuromancer. Maybe work on that ending, too?
It's not THAT difficult to learn how to do a paragraph. Count 5 or 6 lines of text, find the closest full stop then add a line space.
And the lack of line spacing makes this REALLY difficult to follow.
The characters are great, the setting is great (the ending is pretty shit, like Andy ran out of things to say or didn't know where he was heading and just decided to stop), even the weird talking is good.
If the formatting (and there are some proofing issues too) was fixed, this would be an excellent piece, worthy to stand alongside Neuromancer. Maybe work on that ending, too?
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