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Warm Fusion
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Expected 4 Aug 26152 pages, Hardcover
Expected publication August 4, 2026
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Scott Hoffman
19 booksScott has worked with small, and not so small, businesses for over 25 years. In addition to his writing, Scott, like many authors, is a voracious reader and loves to learn about new subjects. He has an MBA and is certainly a lifelong learner.
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March 7, 2025
So far I have only read the first issue, and may update my review when I read the second.
But this is a sci-fi noir which explores the corruption and conspiracy of big tech/big pharma. The setting feels like a crime-related investigation in the sex-worker district of the Blade Runner 2049 world. There is constant rain and moodiness, as the main detective transcribes the scene to some disembodied AI, and characters utilize these cool dome umbrellas I have never seen imagined before. There is also a uniquely tragic story-book element to the narration, which imbues the narrative with a sense of despair.
Cyberpunk is one of my foibles, so this is definitely for me!
But this is a sci-fi noir which explores the corruption and conspiracy of big tech/big pharma. The setting feels like a crime-related investigation in the sex-worker district of the Blade Runner 2049 world. There is constant rain and moodiness, as the main detective transcribes the scene to some disembodied AI, and characters utilize these cool dome umbrellas I have never seen imagined before. There is also a uniquely tragic story-book element to the narration, which imbues the narrative with a sense of despair.
Cyberpunk is one of my foibles, so this is definitely for me!
December 18, 2024
Whoa! What a wild book so far! Excellent start to this erotic noir. Very dark. Some good creepy characters. And a massive murder mystery. I love it so far! Three sex workers murdered over the course of two weeks. A corporation, who helps disabled people and amputees, is trying new technology for the future. A group of worried sex workers. A detective on the case who bounces between everything. It's reallya fantastic start and full of everything that love in a book like this. I'm hoping it gets even crazier! can't wait to find out!
February 1, 2025
[1.8]
Review for first issue:
A sci-fi, focusing a lot on gender and mechanical extremities of the body. A police guy is running around the city, investigating murders of sex workers.
The writing is mediocre, the dialogues are mostly mundane or even nonsensical. The premise is just O.K.
The art is bad, sometimes helped to reach a servicable level by the large format and the coloring. Passing on this
Review for first issue:
A sci-fi, focusing a lot on gender and mechanical extremities of the body. A police guy is running around the city, investigating murders of sex workers.
The writing is mediocre, the dialogues are mostly mundane or even nonsensical. The premise is just O.K.
The art is bad, sometimes helped to reach a servicable level by the large format and the coloring. Passing on this
July 5, 2025
techno-mystery. I was impressed by the pacing.
The characters have more than two dimensions, which was a nice surprise.
Nothing new here, a story in the American tradition of rugged individualism, but it’s told well.
The characters have more than two dimensions, which was a nice surprise.
Nothing new here, a story in the American tradition of rugged individualism, but it’s told well.
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December 28, 2024Issue #1 seems promising.
January 8, 2025
very promising first issue! anything that reminds me of repo! the genetic opera is automatically pretty high in my list.
August 15, 2025
Issue #1 – 4 stars. First couple pages feel stiff and explainy; feels storybookesque when the rest does not. But Hoffman's writing humanizes quickly.
Issue #2 – 4 1/2 stars.
Issue #3 – 2 1/2 stars. The 3rd act denouement is infamous for being the hardest part to write compellingly. A lot of neat ideas are in here, but it's very explainy and speechified. I could have used a lot less corporate sales pitch/mayoral complicity/public protest, and a lot more about Vin's abilities after having the n.c.m. (not an initialization the book uses, but I'm actively avoiding a spoiler) installed. The corporate characters were all in-universe believable, but the family drama side-story could have used a bit more detail in order to give its conclusion more emotional weight (the character feeling it is otherwise entirely unsympathetic), but it's a small quibble. The tech involved, and the heroes introduced and developed, IMO warrant a sequel series. I would be here for it.
(I own a copy of this book in its original periodical form.)
Issue #2 – 4 1/2 stars.
Issue #3 – 2 1/2 stars. The 3rd act denouement is infamous for being the hardest part to write compellingly. A lot of neat ideas are in here, but it's very explainy and speechified. I could have used a lot less corporate sales pitch/mayoral complicity/public protest, and a lot more about Vin's abilities after having the n.c.m. (not an initialization the book uses, but I'm actively avoiding a spoiler) installed. The corporate characters were all in-universe believable, but the family drama side-story could have used a bit more detail in order to give its conclusion more emotional weight (the character feeling it is otherwise entirely unsympathetic), but it's a small quibble. The tech involved, and the heroes introduced and developed, IMO warrant a sequel series. I would be here for it.
(I own a copy of this book in its original periodical form.)
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