Automatic Reload: A Novel
Jul 2020 · Macmillan + ORM
4.5star
2 reviews
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300
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A tortured mercenary and a genetically engineered assassin fall in love while running for their lives in this high-octane cyberpunk romance adventure.
“Steinmetz expertly fuses cyberpunk staples and romantic comedy elements to deliver an over-the-top, action-packed tale while also addressing mental illness and body issues.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Meet Mat, a tortured mercenary who has become the perfect shot, and Silvia, an idealistic woman genetically engineered to murder you to death.
Together they run from the shadiest corporation in the world . . . and realize their messed-up brain chemistry cannot overpower their very real chemistry . . .
Automatic Reload is the genre’s most unexpectedly heartfelt romantic comedy with explosions, perfect for fans of both Altered Carbon and Atomic Blonde.
“Fast-paced shoot-em-up violence with a compassionate treatment of trauma and mental illness. Like Shadowrun with a conscience.” —Hugo Award–winning author Jim C. Hines
“Luxuriates in the intricate beauty that is technology, exults in the mechanics of cyberpunk. And it does all this while being a rom-com with a lot of explosions.” —Cassandra Khaw, finalist for the British Fantasy and Locus Awards for Hammers on Bone
“Steinmetz expertly fuses cyberpunk staples and romantic comedy elements to deliver an over-the-top, action-packed tale while also addressing mental illness and body issues.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Meet Mat, a tortured mercenary who has become the perfect shot, and Silvia, an idealistic woman genetically engineered to murder you to death.
Together they run from the shadiest corporation in the world . . . and realize their messed-up brain chemistry cannot overpower their very real chemistry . . .
Automatic Reload is the genre’s most unexpectedly heartfelt romantic comedy with explosions, perfect for fans of both Altered Carbon and Atomic Blonde.
“Fast-paced shoot-em-up violence with a compassionate treatment of trauma and mental illness. Like Shadowrun with a conscience.” —Hugo Award–winning author Jim C. Hines
“Luxuriates in the intricate beauty that is technology, exults in the mechanics of cyberpunk. And it does all this while being a rom-com with a lot of explosions.” —Cassandra Khaw, finalist for the British Fantasy and Locus Awards for Hammers on Bone
Ratings and reviews
4.5
2 reviews
RedBlitzenwood
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September 12, 2020
Literally just finished reading this book and it was great. I love the way the author portrayed the whole elegant mess of cyborg combat, and I don't think I've seen the need for maintenance anywhere else! But probably the best and hardest thing about this book to pull off is the two main characters and their conditions. I have no experience with either PTSD or panic disorders but this certainly looked very realistic to me. And the sheer amount of plot that was packed into a single 24 hour (ish, very ish) period was a little shocking, I've gotten too used to books that cover months and years instead of hours.
Leon
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July 10, 2021
Listened to the audiobook which I truly enjoyed. interesting story and interesting characters which their own tragic flaws. Possibly will buy the book to take notes.
About the author
FERRETT STEINMETZ is a graduate of both the Clarion Writers' Workshop and Viable Paradise, and was nominated for the Nebula Award in 2012, for his novelette Sauerkraut Station. He is the author of the novels The Sol Majestic from Tor Books, as well as the 'Mancer trilogy and The Uploaded. His short fiction has been featured in Asimov's Science Fiction, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Shimmer, and Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine. Ferrett lives in Cleveland with his wife.
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