Nerve Zero
Nerve Zero: A Novel of the Log of Hand of Tyr
A zero-g noir novel by Justin Robinson.
An engrossing noir novel of an occupied, zero gravity, artificial world. Crime, mystery, cults, secret police, assassins, betrayal and a chase through the atmosphere of a gas giant - this book has it all!
Idriel Ramirez has returned home, haunted by the shame of being a conscripted pilot for the New Terran Empire.
Haunted by the shame that he's felt the sky.
Once respected as a nerve, now he's just pressed. Few in Hinden, clouded jewel of a fallen empire, will even look him in the eye.
Drawn into crime and mystery by Ausiel Montoya, an old itch, Ramirez tells himself he's floating through Hinden's steel nest of assassins, psychos and cultists because of what the money she promised can buy him - years off his indenture.
But as he delves deeper into the heart of his wretched homeworld he finds the secret she's carrying is as big as the secret at core of Hinden.
And just as dangerous.
Phase 5 Elements:
Human Derivative 13
Another World 101
Noir 0
Classification: Science Fiction
Appropriate for adults.
ISBN: 978-0-9835795-3-3 ebook
ISBN: 978-0-9835795-2-6 $10.95 trade paperback 5.5"x8.5", 279 pages
Content Warnings: Variant violence, Death, Infrequent cursing, Non-graphic deviant sexual situations
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: JUSTIN ROBINSON
Much like film noir, Justin Robinson was born and raised in Los Angeles. He splits his time between editing comic books, writing prose and wondering what that disgusting smell is. Degrees in Anthropology and History prepared him for unemployment, but an obsession with horror fiction and a laundry list of phobias provided a more attractive option.
He has been named one of The Top Ten "New" Horror Authors on Matt Molgaard's Horror Novel Reviews!
Follow Justin on Twitter: @JustinSRobinson or check out his Website
Author of Nerve Zero, a zero-gravity noir novel of the Log of the Hand of Tyr.
Other publications:
Undead on Arrival, available from Solstice Publishing.
Everyman, available on Amazon.com (published by Books of the Dead Press)
Sympathizers, appearing in Space Doubles Collection 1: Set the Controls, Th3rd World Studios
The New Job, appearing in Popgun volume 2, Image comics
Contributor to No Quarter magazine, Privateer Press
Head Writer: The Satellite Show
Other work for sale on: www.th3rdworld.com
ABOUT THE ARTIST: RALPH J. RYAN
Ralph J. Ryan is lives in Maplewood, Minnesota, USA. He has earned a Bachelor of Arts in Photography and Graphic Arts, San Jose State University 1971, and followed that up with Graduate work in Theatre Arts at University of California, Santa Barbara, 1973.
Artist Statement
Landscape painter. I create landscapes of the imagination. I am inspired by speculative fiction in all of its forms, and by a long-time interest in architecture and the dramatic lighting of the theatre stage.
History I started painting in earnest when I was 12. I explored many art forms and styles including the psychedelia of the mid to late 60’s, to traditional landscapes, and finally Science Fiction and Fantasy beginning in 1974.
About The New Work The new work will be much the same as I have been doing, except for the use of digital photography and printing to create drawings or under-paintings. More work will be done on paper instead of canvas.
Recent Exhibitions:
St. Paul Art Crawl October 2009
Artful Home Show (part of the Parade of Homes) September 2009
Exhibition at Roseville Covenant Church as part of a month-long celebration of the works of C.S. Lewis July 2009
St. Paul Art Crawl April 2009
Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI members art show August-September 2007
St. Paul Winter Carnival Art Show January-February 2006
New York Mills Cultural Center Regional art exhibits 2003 (cash award), 2005
North St. Paul Art Exhibit, September-October 2003
Ongoing:
Numerous Science-Fiction/Fantasy Convention art shows, nationwide and Canada, going back over 30 years. 2011 included two local conventions: Marscon and ConVergence.
Honors:
Artist Guest of Honor at Icon 2007 . Icon is a SciFi/fantasy convention in Iowa.
Numerous awards at Conventions including First Place, Best in Show (cash award), and Best Professional Artist
Creator of:
Solaris, published in the Phase 5 Monthly Review
Hinden and Typhon, cover art for Nerve Zero by Justin Robinson.
Other work:
Forty years as a scenic designer for theatre productions locally and on the West Coast, including national and international touring productions. Theatres include:
The California Theatre Center
Alameda Civic Light Opera
The Jon Hassler Theatre
The Phipps Center for the Arts