Futureland
 Walter Mosley
 (Sr. Staff Reviewer - D. H. BROWN)
 2001 Warner Books
  ISBN: 0446529540


Nine Stories of an Imminent World is about life in America a generation from now which isn't that different except the drugs are better & the daily grind is worse. The world's legal knowledge can be stored on a chip in your little finger & the Supreme Court has decreed that constitutional rights don't apply to any individual who challenges the system while justice is now delivered by automated courts.

The world still turns & celebs, working stiffs, leaders, victims, technocrats, crooks & revolutionaries still have to get by with the hands they're dealt.

Ptolemy “Popo” Bent, a backwoods child genius with a soul, is so pure that officials have locked him up forever.

Folio Johnson is a hard-boiled PI who, with cyber-augmentation, can see beneath the dark poetry of the metropolis on his search for who's murdering all the rich, young Nazis.

Feisty Fera Jones is a boxing Queen who fights all comers to save her dad & protect the fans who believe in her...& the richest man in the world is utterly insane.

Senior Staff Reviewer D. H. BROWN writes:

I've never read Walter Mosley before & if your mind is not open when you start Futureland, Walter Mosley will use the crowbar of his words to pry the lid off before he's done with you. He makes you think & he makes you step beyond the stereotypes & look at where they came from.

This near-future science fiction thriller held me firmly in its grasp from the fly leaf to the last page. Every chapter is an individual story yet when all is read & done -- it is very well done & complete!

If you want a roller-coaster ride through a tunnel of mirrors get Futureland! You will never forget the ride! I am sure glad I picked up it up!

More from Walter Mosley: Fearless Jones; Walkin' the Dog; Blue Light; Devil in a Blue Dress; A Red Death; White Butterfly; Black Bessy; R. L.'s Dream; A Little Yellow Dog; Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned; Workin' on the Chain Gang & Gone Fishin'.
(01/27/02)

David
A RebeccasReads.Com Sr. Staff Reviewer

Reviewer's Bio:
D. H. BROWN is the author of the critically acclaimed HONOR DUE and the Citizens Warrior Series. The son of missionary parents and with the help his Uncle Sam, he has touched base in more than 40 countries.  In 1986 he produced the independent children's film Lessie's Rainbow.  During the late 80s and early 90s, he wrote the book Common Sense and delivered the seminars of the same name for the Community Action Network of Seattle (CAN).  While doing his early Vietnam recovery work, he counseled Veterans and spoke widely to men's groups in Washington state, and was a founder of The Lodge of the Wolf.

D. H. BROWN has worked as a Logistics and Weapons Specialist in Viet Nam; day laborer; Director of Security; Armored Car Driver; Police Officer; Professional Hunting Guide; Trapper; Dog Sledder; Homesteader; Truck Driver; General Contractor; Minister; Editor; Writer; Speaker; Restaurateur; Movie Producer; Antique Restoration Specialist; Personal Care Worker; PC Repair Specialist; Computer Instructor; Webmaster and Web Designer. "I write about what I know."

He lives deep in the Pacific Northwest rainforest with his wife, author and editor Rebecca and Buddy Dog, working on his next book.
Visit him at: www.dhbrownbooks.com