1986
The Epiphany
by Howard Chaykin, Ken Bruzenak, Steve Oliff
Cosmo Jacobi dies by what at first glance seems to be suicide. Maxim Glory, Jacobi’s friend, returns to town for the first time in years to deal with the aftermath of his friend’s death. Shalimar, Jacobi’s widow, seems oddly unmoved by what happened. There’s a cab driver who attacks numerous fembots with a screwdriver. The police close the Jacobi case fairly quickly but reporter Pansy Matthias seeks to discover the truth. She and Glory used to be lovers but it’s been years since she’s seen him. Pansy still harbors some resentment towards Maxim for the way he dropped out of her life as suddenly as he did, five years before.
This is a very complex and complicated story. It is constantly in motion. The story feels as though it begins midstream and proceeds from there. There are no chapter breaks. The action frequently shifts from one scene to another in the middle of a page. Not everything gets resolved in the end.
There are two more stories set in this world. I’m not thinking about reading them. This story was just a little too “out there” for me. The ending doesn’t provide the sort of punctuation that satisfies me. I don’t regret picking it up but I’m not rushing out to read more set in this world.
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