Hot Head (novel)

Hot Head
First edition
AuthorSimon Ings
Cover artistStephen Player
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction novel
PublisherGrafton
Publication date
1992
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Pages300
ISBN0586214968

Hot Head is a 1992 science fiction novel by English author Simon Ings. Part cyberpunk, part neo-noir, Ings attracted positive reviews from sci-fi enthusiasts for what was his debut novel.[1]

Plot summary

Malise Arnim, a European Muslim who became a cybernetically enhanced warrior was once the saviour of the world and everybody’s favourite heroine. However, once her skills had ceased to be useful the authorities removed her artificial enhancements and left her to sink or swim. Now, having been reduced to making porn films to survive, she is needed again as a huge artificial asteroid is heading for Earth and destroying everything in its path.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Hot Head by Simon Ings". SF Reviews. 29 March 2007.
  2. ^ Roz Kaveney. "Hot Head by Simon Ings". Fantastic Fiction.


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