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as one of 16 Sci-Fi Things to Look
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is a tremendous book; it's got a wonderfully dark and rich atmosphere, great action, intelligent and twisted story and above all, not only does it pay homage to one of the finest authors of the 20th century but also continues one of his most celebrated and yet most difficult works — simply
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America. The book is strongly inspired by books like
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mixes alt-history with pulp-history, the plausible with the fantastical, in a vision of the 1980s with the glossy sheen and rain-slick neon of vintage cyberpunk." Anthony Jones of SF Book
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Japanese pop culture."
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1029:"ベストセラー 文庫ランキング (10月23日〜29日)"
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1125:岡本玄介 (9 August 2016).
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