Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits

Zoey Ashe lives in the near future, in a city where the fantastic, the nightmarish and the ridiculous turn up on any street corner. Her only trusted advisor is a cat, and the cat is no help. Even in this future, cats cannot give advice, or none worth following.

The setting runs on extremes. Godlike powers and pop-star fame are open to everyone. Human achievement reaches new heights while cruelty sinks to its lowest depths, and both are on show in the same streets.

This is science fiction with a comic edge. The tone leans toward absurdity, and the humor comes from the strangeness of the city and from small details, such as a cat that smells like a seafood shop's Dumpster on a hot summer day.

The book gives a sense of the setting and of Zoey's place in it, and little else about the plot. Expect a fast, odd and often dark satire of a technological future, with ridiculous touches next to the grim ones.