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Bug Jack Barron

by Norman Spinrad
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Description

TV megastar Jack Barron hosts the wildly popular Bug Jack Barron, a phone-in show that listens to public gripes and puts politicians and bosses on the spot—live. Naturally Barron pulls his punches for safety's sake... until he tangles with paranoid billionaire Benedict Howards, peddler of cryonic immortality, and walks into a minefield of deadly cover-ups. Violence erupts. Howards believes he can buy anyone, even Barron's estranged wife, even Barron. Barron doesn't mind selling out if the coin is immortality.

What it’s like

ThemePulpBiopunkCynicalCyber NoirMan-Made Horror
ViolenceGraphic
CombatIncidental
HorrorChilling
SpiceModerate

Awards

FinalistHugo Award for Best Novel1970FinalistNebula Award for Best Novel1970

Details

First published
April 1969
Pages
346
Reading time
About 7 hours
Format
Novel
Audience
Adult
Publisher
Overlook TP
Language
English
ISBN
9781585675852
Series
Standalone

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