Clipjoint

I accidently read this one first, then got hooked and went back for Crashcourse. I tore through the pages like a hungry hound, hadn't read a good sci-fi book lately. Her lanquage was hard and adolescent but her ideas flowed fast and well. I liked the trio aspect and the hero was unexpected. There was a huge plot hole at the end but in view of the great meal this book was, I dealt with it. I am going for Psykosis next to see where things end up with Cass.

Crashcourse was a great cyberpunk novel, a bit disorienting with the menage a trois that persisted in the novel. Clipjoint (the second in the series) is, to me, a further exploration of the relationship between Swordfish (one of my all-time fave novel heros) and the protagonist, Cassandra, which started in Crashcourse. Although the writing didn't quite have the tight feel of Crashcourse, I enjoyed the story better because of the very understated subtle romance developing between these two characters. Highly recommend the read. The romance is reminiscent of Tannith Lee's Silver Metal Lover though of course being cyberpunk, is written in a very different tone.