Biotechnology has run amok, and cloned human remains have been found in an otherwise empty city ... the action is taking place in another dimension, on the planet Sinan, and the empty city is growing at an incredible rate, devouring forests, graves, and anything else that gets in its path. Enter Jeremy Stake, former soldier and veteran of the Blue War, now a private investigator... a former comrade risen to captain wants him to investigate the spread of Bluetown, as it’s called. Readers of Sci-Fi, military fiction, and mystery will all find plenty to stimulate their imaginations in this fast-moving tale. Characters that come alive and all-too-believable technology move the plot along at breakneck speed. Thomas’s writing is smooth and swift, yet poetic, with a noir feel at times that enhances the darkest parts of his story: “When he came to himself he realized the procession had disappeared into the jungle like a train of ghosts.” There are unique elements, too, such as the benders, large airborne creatures that resemble jellyfish; their venom induces psychic trances that somehow transcend dimensions. Blue War is as multilayered as Bluetown itself, and utterly fascinating.
-- Marlene Satter, Foreword
Jeffrey Thomas returns and, as with Deadstock, he delivers a gripping sci-fi tale that enthrals from start to finish. Thomas fashions a tale of mystery that is part cyberpunk and part hard-boiled noir with its reluctant heroes and moral ambiguities. His winning characterisation is engaging and suitably complex without ever infringing on the narrative and he balances the action and intrigue perfectly. The fantastical elements are maturely handled and Thomas never lets himself get distracted from the story at hand. A wildly diverting, yet equally rewarding, read.
– Alisdair Morton, SciFi Now
