Random Acts of Senseless Violence

Author(s): Jack Womack

Science Fiction / Fantasy

It's just a little later than now and Lola Hart is writing her life in a diary. She's a nice middle-class girl on the verge of her teens who schools at the calm end of town. A normal, happy, girl. But in a disintegrating New York she is a dying breed. War is breaking out on Long Island, the army boys are flamethrowing the streets, five Presidents have been assassinated in a year. No one notices any more. Soon Lola and her family must move over to the Lower East side - Loisaida - to the Pit and the new language of violence of the streets. The metamorphosis of the nice Lola Hart into the new model Lola has begun...


Product Information

A startling post-cyberpunk thriller from the PHILIP K. DICK AWARD-winning author of ELVISSEY.

Jack Womack was born in Kentucky in 1956 but currently lives in New York City. In addition to his writing, he has worked in publicity for a number of major US publishers such as HarperCollins and Orbit. Exploring themes such as urban breakdown, racial tension and class wars, the city of New York plays a large part in the post-Cyberpunk, near-future setting of his novels. He won the 1993 PHILIP K. DICK AWARD with ELVISSEY and has the distinction of being William Gibson's favourite author.

General Fields

  • : 9780575132306
  • : Orion
  • : Gateway
  • : 01 December 2013
  • : 198mm X 129mm
  • : 01 December 2013
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Jack Womack
  • : Paperback
  • : 813.6