PRAISE FOR JOE CLIFFORD FAUST
For all the dark comedy that makes FERMAN'S DEVILS a superior entertainment, it seems to be one of the most believable and deadly accurate portrayals of the ad world in all of sf ... with this novel (Faust) is staking out territory that seems fresh and inventive ... the phrase that comes most readily to mind to describe Boddekker's world is one coined by Kingsley Amis to describe dystopias in the mold of Pohl and Kornbluth: comic inferno. Faust shares something else important with those earlier comic infernos: a welcome lack of pretension and substantial skill in both plotting and character observation. Boddekker's tale, when completed, may well turn out to be one of the funniest sf satires of recent years, as well as one of the most intelligently plotted and convincingly detailed.
Locus (Gary K. Wolfe)
Slickly nasty ... some funny moments ... Faust makes his near future seem all too plausible, and his book makes it seem a much pleasanter place to visit, than to live in.
Locus (Shira Daemon)
A hilarious journey into the advertising world of the not-too-distant future.
Fantasy & Science Fiction
Diabolically delightful ... a winning protagonist ... the book is fiendishly good.
Starlog
Fulfills the promise of FERMAN'S DEVILS, and the whole Boddekker saga can now take its place as the most important SF advertising satire since The Space Merchants ... a mean piece of work, and it's a delicious meanness.
Locus
Fans will relish all the advertising-industry jokes as well as his riffs on MTV and rock music.
Publishers Weekly
Will strike a chord with any businessperson who, in today's age of rapid change, wonders what America is coming to.
Stark Small Business News
Except for a few futuristic products, this story could take play today. Very funny ... fanciful and humorous ... a disturbingly plausible parody of modern fame and commercialism.
SF Site
Handled masterfully. Just when you think it would be utterly impossible for Faust to tie things up, he does -- tightly. There are no loose ends. At the close, one feels one has seen a real world, met real people, certainly, one has felt real suspense. This is meaty stuff, extremely satisfying.
Fantasy Review
Compelling ... entertaining and well-paced ... his ideas can be chillingly plausible.
Locus
This is a book worth the attention of those who like spy thrillers with a little extra.
Locus
On one level, a violent, exciting, snapping-good suspense yarn. On another, its a worrying premonition of a future that doesn't seem all that far-fetched.Minneapolis Star Tribune
So full of action, mystery and suspense that the novel is unputdownable.
Rave Reviews
A lot of fun ... the tale has witty slapstick, humor without bringing in jokes and puns, and enough characterization so the story doesn't degenerate into one gag after another.
Locus
What again places this above standard space opera fare is the understated sense of humor ... a rare treat, an intelligent and humorous deadpan space opera.
Locus
A half-zany, half-serious approach to space opera. If you are looking for fun reading with old fashioned virtues and novel twists, PRECIOUS CARGO is for you.
Rave Reviews
The essence of the series, Faust's ability to write absolutely deadpan about wildly improbable situations, remains intact. For those of you who like space opera with a very dry wit, Faust has come up with a series that should tickle your fancy.
Locus
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