Блюз Красной планеты

Nominant na premii͡u "Avrora".Nuarnyĭ detektiv, deĭstvie kotorogo proiskhodit na Marse budushchego, gde vse stoit deshevo, a zhiznʹ - eshche deshevle.Aleks Lomeks - edinstvennyĭ i nepovtorimyĭ chastnyĭ detektiv, rabotai͡ushchiĭ na gri͡aznykh ulit͡sakh marsianskogo Nʹi͡u-Klondaĭka. Ėtot gorod voznik posle togo, kak Saĭmon Vaĭngarten i Denni O"Raĭli obnaruzhili na Krasnoĭ planete okamenelosti. Na Zemle, gde mozhno sintezirovatʹ vse, chto ugodno, ostanki inoplanetnoĭ zhizni - samyĭ t͡sennyĭ predmet kollekt͡sionirovanii͡a, poėtomu na Mars khlynuli korabli c otchai͡annymi iskateli͡ami, zapustiv Velikui͡u marsianskui͡u likhoradku.Pytai͡asʹ chestno zarabatyvatʹ v nechestnom mire, Lomeks vyslezhivaet ubiĭt͡s i pokhititeleĭ sredi neudachlivykh starateleĭ, korrumpirovannykh polit͡seĭskikh i rastushcheĭ populi͡at͡sii trasferov - schastlivchikov, kotorye, naĭdi͡a paleontologicheskoe zoloto, zagruzhai͡ut svoĭ razum v bessmertnye tela androidov. No kogda on obnaruzhivaet kli͡uchi k razgadke ubiĭstv Vaĭngartena i O"Raĭli, proizoshedshikh neskolʹko desi͡atiletiĭ nazad, a takzhe dnevnik, kotoryĭ mozhet privesti ikh k legendarnoĭ zhile marsianskikh okamenelosteĭ, odnomu bogu izvestno, chto on raskopaet."Kak budto Filip Marlou popal v "Marsianskie khroniki"". - The Mind Reels"Uverennyĭ v sebe avtor so smelymi nauchnymi idei͡ami". - New York Times"Robert Soĭer - absoli͡utnyĭ master nauchnoĭ fantastiki, a ėtot roman dobavli͡aet bleska v ego i bez ėtogo uzhe vysokui͡u reputat͡sii͡u". - Maĭk Reznik"Avtor nashel originalʹnyĭ i zabavnyĭ sposob otdatʹ danʹ uvazhenii͡a velikim krutym detektivam proshlogo". - seattlepi"Ėtot roman sochetaet v sebe nuarnyĭ detektiv, vestern o zolotoĭ likhoradke i nauchno-fantasticheskoe prikli͡uchenie, v rezulʹtate chego poluchaetsi͡a unikalʹnai͡a istorii͡a, kotorai͡a derzhit vas v napri͡azhenii, zastavli͡aet perevorachivatʹ stranit͡sy i ulybatʹsi͡a kazhdye neskolʹko abzat͡sev. I ėto ne schitai͡a ėkshena i prikli͡ucheniĭ". - Orson Scott Card"s InterGalactic Medicine Show"Otkrytʹ knigu takogo avtora - vse ravno chto poluchitʹ podarok ot druga, kotoryĭ poseshchaet vse strannye i neizvestnye mesta v mire. I vam ne terpitsi͡a uznatʹ, chem on udivit na ėtot raz". - Dzhon Skalʹt͡si"Avtor issleduet peresechenii͡a bolʹshikh ideĭ i realʹnykh li͡udeĭ". - SciFi Magazine"Potri͡asai͡ushchiĭ detektivnyĭ roman v stile nuar, polnyĭ chudes nauchno-fantasticheskogo mira avtora". - Ėrik Raĭt"Ėto nastoi͡ashchiĭ tur de-fors. Splav dvukh zhanrov, v kotorom detektiv krepko svi͡azan s ėlementami nauchnoĭ fantastiki". - Analog Science Fiction and Fact"Uvlekatelʹnoe chtenie, mestami smeshnoe, zakhvatyvai͡ushchee i polnoe neozhidannykh povorotov". - The Daytona Beach News-Journal"Prevoskhodnyĭ detektivnyĭ roman, deĭstvie kotorogo proiskhodit na drugoĭ planete. Ėto smesʹ zhanrov, kotorai͡a, veroi͡atno, provalilasʹ by v menee umelykh rukakh, odnako u ruli͡a nakhodilsi͡a Soĭer, i on prekrasno spravilsi͡a". - The Maine Edge

He is a nominee for the Aurora Prize.A noir detective story set on the Mars of the future, where everything is cheap and life is even cheaper.Alex Lomex is the one and only private detective working on the dirty streets of the Martian New Klondike. This city arose after Simon Weingarten and Danny O'Reilly discovered fossils on the Red Planet. On Earth, where you can synthesize anything, the remains of alien life are the most valuable collectible, so ships with desperate seekers flooded to Mars, triggering the Great Martian Fever.Trying to earn an honest living in a dishonest world, Lomex tracks down murderers and kidnappers among unsuccessful prospectors, corrupt police officers and a growing population of lucky traspheres who, having found paleontological gold, upload their minds into the immortal bodies of androids. But when he discovers clues to the murders of Weingarten and O'Reilly that took place decades ago, as well as a diary that may lead them to the legendary vein of Martian fossils, God only knows what he will unearth."It's like Philip Marlowe got into the Martian Chronicles." — The Mind Reels"A self-confident author with bold scientific ideas." — New York Times "Robert Sawyer is an absolute master of science fiction, and this novel adds luster to his already high reputation." — Mike Resnick "The author has found an original and funny way to pay homage to the great cool detectives of the past." — seattlepi"This novel combines a noir detective story, a western about a gold rush and a science fiction adventure, resulting in a unique story that keeps you on your toes, makes you turn the pages and smile every few paragraphs. And that's not counting the action and adventure." — Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show"Opening a book by such an author is like receiving a gift from a friend who visits all the strange and unknown places in the world. And you can't wait to find out what he's going to surprise you with this time." — John Scalzi "The author explores the intersection of big ideas and real people." — SciFi Magazine "A stunning noir detective novel full of the wonders of the author's sci-fi world." — Eric Wright "This is a real tour de force. A fusion of two genres, in which the detective story is strongly connected with elements of science fiction." — Analog Science Fiction and Fact"Fascinating reading, sometimes funny, exciting and full of unexpected twists." — The Daytona Beach News-Journal"An excellent detective novel set on another planet. It's a mix of genres that probably would have failed in less capable hands, but Sawyer was at the helm, and he did a great job." — The Maine Edge