You thought Big Brother was tough? Try Knife Edge the reality TV show where wannabe knife fighters are the celebrities in a nation going to hell.
Britain, tomorrow. The ultimate response to knife crime has been instituted by a bankrupt government: duelling with knives has now been legalised. On Saturday nights, the nation sit down to watch the countrys best fighters slash it out on prime time.
When a young boy with hoplophobia (the fear of weaponry) runs away from home, his father hires a former special forces agent to find him. With the help of the boys psychiatrist, Josh Cumberland delves into the dark underbelly of the knife culture that has infected his country with no guarantee that the boy is even still alive
[FILE UNDER: Devastated Britain / Legalised duelling / Corporate atrocity / Save the children]
Thomas Blackthorne is a pseudonym of John Meaney
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John Meaney is a spectacular writer. He makes SF seem all fresh and new again.
- Robert J Sawyer
John Meaney has rewired SF. Everything is different now.
- Stephen Baxter
Cumberland leaps off the page, a trained killer whose anger and grief at his daughters condition is brilliantly portrayed; the depiction of his simmering rage, barely held in check, and how he channels it, provides a masterclass in characterisation.
- The Guardian
The characters themselves are wonderfully fleshed out and their interaction is quite mesmerising an intelligent, slick and brilliantly executed novel with a quite unexpected but superbly scripted ending.
- SFBook.com
Review John Meaney is a spectacular writer. He makes SF seem all fresh and new again. - Robert J Sawyer John Meaney has rewired SF. Everything is different now. - Stephen Baxter Cumberland leaps off the page, a trained killer whose anger and grief at his daughters condition is brilliantly portrayed; the depiction of his simmering rage, barely held in check, and how he channels it, provides a masterclass in characterisation. - The Guardian The characters themselves are wonderfully fleshed out and their interaction is quite mesmerising an intelligent, slick and brilliantly executed novel with a quite unexpected but superbly scripted ending. - SFBook.com
About the Author Blackthorne was born in the 'Irish ghetto' of northwest London, of Irish parents, and grew up in Slough, and always knew he needed to be a writer. When he was fifteen, he started training in judo and soon after that in Chinese kickboxing. It changed his life. In one way or another, training in one style or another, martial arts have remained a way of life, a daily discipline. Blackthorne is married and lives in Kent.

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Thomas Blackthorne

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You thought Big Brother and Survivor were tough?WELCOME, SENSATION SEEKERS, TO KNIFE EDGE - the reality TV show where wannabe knife fighters are the celebrities in a nation going to hell. In a Britain on the edge of collapse, The ultimate response to knife crime has been instituted by a bankrupt government: duelling with knives has now been legalized. On Saturday nights, the nation sits down to watch the country's best amateur fighters slash it out on prime time. The streets are red with blood. The skies are black with polluted horror. High walls have been built around Britain and endless winter is coming.When a young boy with hoplophobia (the fear of weaponry) runs away from home, his father hires ex-Special Forces agent Josh Cumberland to find him. With the help of the boy's psychiatrist, Cumberland delves into the dark underbelly of the knife culture that has infected his country, but what he finds will shock him to his soul.File Under: Science Fiction [ Devastated Britain | Legalised Duelling | Corporate Atrocity | Save the Children ]

Britain, tomorrow. The Tyndall Corporation has sold the country to hell. They've countered escalating knife crime by legalising duelling and made daily life into a reality TV show. The streets are red with blood. The skies are black with polluted horror. High walls have been built around Britain and endless winter is coming. There are only two people who can save us. This is their story

2015-12-07