Specterworld

Interworld #3

by Isidore Hairblum

A STATE OF DISARRANGED MINDHappy City is going down the tubes. First there was a break-in at the Tool Works Plant, followed by a breakdown of security mechs and a general break-up of the beleaguered burg's complacent conformity. And now the Mayor is gone-dissolved along with the top two levels of City Hall.For Chief of Security Plus, Tom Dinjer, the key to Happy City's unhappiness can be found in The Spcetreworld-a phantom stratum from a bygone time-where an army of mutant Dunjer clones conspires to rule the past. But to do so, they must first corrupt the present by conquering the future...with absolute confusion.

Genres: Science Fiction

Mass Market Paperback

First published August 1, 1991

Reviews

[Megan Diedericks · Rating 5 out of 5]

First off, the main character and first-person narrator, Tom Dunjer, had no business being as funny as he was. I probably spent more time grinning at the book than I did reading it.

Specterworld by Isidore Haiblum is an incredible, fast-paced, and very timely read. You'd be surprised (or wouldn't be, I suppose it depends) how well this story published in 1991 holds up!

I enjoy Haiblum's style of writing, and his descriptions, in this book—more often than not—his words helped paint a clear picture in my head (especially all those grays near the end). I definitely had a lot of fun reading Specterworld!

I'm ending this review with my favorite Dunjer-one-liner (he's a mood throughout):

“You're a laugh a minute, aren't you, you crazy kid you.”
“Yeah, when I'm not sobbing hysterically.”