It took off flyin’.’ And the fella says, ‘That’s impossible. So I walk along and I come across a guy sittin’ on the curb and I say, ‘Holy cow, partner, did you see that goat?’ And the fella says, ‘Well, that’s my goat.’ And I say, ‘Well, I hate to tell ya, but I think it’s gone. And now I think I’m losin’ my mind, like maybe it’s not just tobacco in my cigar, if you know what I’m sayin’. But then I see the second strange thing-this goat, it goes flying past me, in midair. So I figure this is the first of this city’s many unknowable mysteries and I start to go on about my way. I hear it bang off the side a few times but once again, there’s no crash, no splash, like it just kept fallin’ forever. So, I circle around and I give it a good kick and it tumbles down into the hole. And teeterin’ right on the edge of the hole is an old refrigerator. So now I’m real curious, and I look around for somethin’ else to throw down there. Coin just tumbles into the darkness and disappears. I look down and I can’t see a bottom, so I pull a quarter out of my pocket and toss it down, and listen for a clink or a splash.
And I’m walkin’ through a construction site-and it was all construction sites back then, you understand-and I come across this hole in the ground, ’bout ten feet in diameter. I remember my very first night here-and this is goin’ on fifteen years ago-I was takin’ a walk downtown, tryin’ to get a feel for the place.
Will Zoey figure it all out in time? Or maybe the better question is, will you? After all, the future is coming sooner than you think.“Tabula Rasa can make you feel like you’ve taken a train to Bizarro world. At least not any that you'd want to follow. Her only trusted advisor is the aforementioned cat, but even in the future, cats cannot give advice. This is the world in which Zoey Ashe finds herself, navigating a futuristic city in which one can find elements of the fantastic, nightmarish and ridiculous on any street corner. A world in which at least one cat smells like a seafood shop's dumpster on a hot summer day. Get ready for a world in which anyone can have the powers of a god or the fame of a pop star, in which human achievement soars to new heights while its depravity plunges to the blackest depths. Together, they will decide the future of mankind. Mysterious, smooth-talking power players who lurk behind the scenes. Nightmarish villains with superhuman enhancements.Īn all-seeing social network that tracks your every move. New York Times bestselling author Jason Pargin takes readers to a whole new level with his darkly comic sci-fi thriller, Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits.
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