The Courier: A San Angeles Novel
Title | The Courier: A San Angeles Novel |
Year for Search | 2015 |
Authors | Brandt, Gerald(b. 1970) |
Date Published | 2015 |
Publisher | DAW Books |
Place Published | New York |
Keywords | Canadian author, Male author |
Annotation | Corporate dystopia set in a city that runs from San Francisco to the Mexican borderborder in which the protagonist, a young woman, is hiding from the corporations and joins a resistance group. First volume of a trilogy. The second volume, The Operative: A San Angeles Novel New York: DAW Books, 2016, is a typical middle volume, in which the protagonist from the first novel continues to survive against the corporations searching for her. The final volume is The Rebel: A San Angeles Novel. New York: DAW Books, 2017. In this volume, the poor are being ruthlessly suppressed and not even provided minimally adequate food, and the protagonist works with others to successfully undermine and defeat the dominant corporation. While some issues remain unresolved at the end, the lives of all the people have been radically improved. |
Holding Institutions | PP, Public |
Author Note | Canadian author (b. 1970) |
Full Text | 2015 Brandt, Gerald (b. 1970). The Courier: A San Angeles Novel. New York: DAW Books. PP, Public Corporate dystopia set in a city that runs from San Francisco to the Mexican borderborder in which the protagonist, a young woman, is hiding from the corporations and joins a resistance group. First volume of a trilogy. The second volume, The Operative: A San Angeles Novel New York: DAW Books, 2016, is a typical middle volume, in which the protagonist from the first novel continues to survive against the corporations searching for her. The final volume is The Rebel: A San Angeles Novel. New York: DAW Books, 2017. In this volume, the poor are being ruthlessly suppressed and not even provided minimally adequate food, and the protagonist works with others to successfully undermine and defeat the dominant corporation. While some issues remain unresolved at the end, the lives of all the people have been radically improved. Canadian author. |