The Exile Kiss

by George Alec Effinger
The Exile Kiss
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93 ratings, 3.94 average rating, 7 reviews (more data...)
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published
June 27th 2006 (first published 1992) by Orb Books

binding
Paperback, 320 pages

isbn
076531360X   (isbn13: 9780765313607)

description
Mard Audran has risen from hustling on the streets of the decadent Budayeen ghetto to being the right-hand man of one of the Maghrebs most feared men....more






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Eric
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11/28/08

This is the third and last published novel in the Marid Audran series, so I'm putting the whole set here. This is some powerful storytelling - it's a future Middle East that is at once viscerally familiar and alien. I'm sold by the main character and his conflicts - I can believe his reasoning for why he lives the way he does.

One of the most fascinating things about this series is the way it speaks both to Effinger's vision of the future, as well as the world he lived in when he wrote it. T...more
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Michael
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02/21/08

bookshelves: mystery-thriller, sf-fantasy-horror
Read in February, 2008
Am not clear on why I so love these three novels by Effinger, but I certainly do. They're a happy marriage of Chandleresque mystery with Gibson-era cyberpunk, but recast into a Muslim world with which we've all become quite familiar. They're written with such breezy charm and clear love for his characters that we don't even mind when the mysteries are wrapped up a bit too easily, and our only real cause for regret or sadness is that the story eventually comes to an end.
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David
David rated it: 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
10/10/07

bookshelves: scifi
Read in June, 2007
recommends it for: scifi & mystery loves
I love this book because of its unusual setting (an Arabic world in which implants let you modify your personality and skills). It's smart and funny without being coy. The characters seem real and understandable and the plot is well-developed.

The Sci-Fi is well-done, the mystery is good noir. The mix is heady.
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Pioden
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06/11/08

bookshelves: effinger-george-alec, fiction-a-h, fiction-speculative-alternative, scifi-a-h
Read in June, 2008
Many people who have read these books didn't like this last one, but, personally, I think they're wrong. I really enjoyed it. Yes, it wasn't as chock full of adventure as the others, but I found it a stimulating read, and would read it again.
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Tom
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06/10/08

Read in May, 2008
I find this tattered old paperback on my shelf, long forgotten. How rich was it to be reminded of Effinger's Budayeen Trilogy? Great set of books in terms of their incredible milieu.
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Riley
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07/24/08

The final book tieing together When Gravity Fails, and Fire in the Sun. A recommended read.
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Bill
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01/30/08

bookshelves: science-fiction
Read in January, 1998
In my opinion, not quite up to the previous two, but still recommended.
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12/01/08

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Jeff
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11/30/08


Marshall
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11/22/08


Robert
Robert marked it as to-read
11/13/08

bookshelves: to-read

Wolfy
Wolfy added it
11/11/08

bookshelves: to-aquire

Wendy
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11/10/08


Randy
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10/16/08


James
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10/13/08


Martin
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10/12/08


Scott Blount
Scott rated it: 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars
09/30/08

bookshelves: sci-fi-fantasty, very-cool-books

Weylin
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09/27/08


Jason
Jason rated it: 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars
09/24/08

bookshelves: sci-fi

Piotr Harmsden
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10/08/08

bookshelves: cyberpunk
Read in October, 2008


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