Sagramanda by Alan Dean Foster

Sagramanda

Alan Dean Foster

Pyr · Print & ebook · October 2, 2006

A Science Fiction pick for readers exploring Sagramanda.

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Who it’s for
Readers who enjoy techno-thrillers about stolen corporate secrets and a man on the run
Themes
Corporate secrets and pursuit, Class-divided relationship, Urban danger
Pacing
Fast

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Set in Sagramanda, city of 100 million, this is the story of Taneer, a scientist who has absconded with his multinational corporation’s secret project code and who is now on the run from both the company and his father. Depahli, the fabulously beautiful woman from the "untouchable class" would die for him, just as surely as his father would like to kill him for shaming the very traditional family for such a relationship.

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Chalcedony "Chal" Schneemann doesn’t want to kill Taneer, if he doesn’t have to, but it wouldn’t upset him terribly much if it came to it, and he’ll stop at nothing to recover the stolen property for the company that pays him very, very well to solve big problems discreetly and quickly. Sanjay Ghosh, a poor farmer-turned-merchant in the big city of Sagramanda would like to help Taneer unload his stolen items, for the $30 million dollars his 3 percent fee is worth. Jena Chalmette, a crazy French woman pledged to Kali, simply wants to kill for the glory of her god, and she’s very good at it. Chief Inspector Keshu Singh would like to put this sword-wielding serial killer away as quickly as possible before the media gets a hold of the story. Then there’s a man-eating tiger, come in from the nearby jungle reserve and just looking for his next meal. A fast-paced and gripping techno-thriller set in an India just around the corner from today.

Who it’s for

  • Readers who enjoy techno-thrillers about stolen corporate secrets and a man on the run
  • Readers drawn to stories of class-divided romance and multiple threats

Where it sits

Tech Thrillers72%
Cyberpunk42%
Sci-Fi Adventure31%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Mystery Anthologies
  • Sci-Fi Short Stories
  • Suspense
Authors
Alan Dean Foster
Publisher
Pyr
Published
October 2, 2006
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Corporate secrets and pursuit · Class-divided relationship · Urban danger
Reading lane
Mystery Anthologies