
Hurricane Fever is Buckell’s second book about a not-to-distant from now world
where climate change has changed everything. His first book of the vein, Arctic Rising (my review), follows a
young UN pilot who becomes wrapped up in a global conspiracy. In Hurricane Fever, Buckell focuses on a
secondary character form Arctic Rising,
the Caribbean spy, Roo, who is forced out of retirement and becomes wrapped up
in a global conspiracy. Yes, these books are full of the typical spy thriller
tropes that we’ve all come to love, and there are not a few jabs poked at those
that have popularized that genre, most obviously James Bond.
The difference is that Hurricane
Fever (and Arctic Rising) are
very smartly written. They feature non-standard protagonists doing things just
as well as the white guys. The future world is eerily possible – the
socioeconomic, political and military possibilities presented are scarily
likely. Seas have risen, balances of power have shifted, the weather is crazy,
and drones change everything. This is the future.
And it’s shown through the lens of a good, old-fashioned, shoot’em
up spy thriller. Smart and fun. It doesn’t get much better than that.
Arctic Rising: My Review, Indiebound, Book Depository, Amazon
Hurricane Fever: Indiebound, Book Depository, Amazon
2 comments:
And, oh,that James Bond like ending. Yeah, this movie is much more thriller than SF, but it goes down well.
Agreed. I think that they would work very VERY well adapted into film or even a TV miniseries.
Who would play Prudence though??
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