Mark L Van Name's first book in the Jon and Lobo series demolished all the
already high marketing projections. In Slanted Jack he’s vaulting that
stunning success with a novel that bobs and weaves, takes you on a headlong race
through a strange but believable future, and never slows down.
The job looks
simple enough: Jon Moore, the nanotech-enhanced, world-weary, soldier of
fortune, agrees to help a con man, a friend from a part of his past he’d
rather forget, protect a very special young boy. The deal doesn’t stay
simple, as each move Jon and Lobo make results in more danger and more enemies.
The situation grows even more complicated when a beautiful woman with an unclear
agenda joins them in their quest.
The best con man Jon’s ever
known, a ruthless gang boss, a heavily armed group of religious fanatics, and an
interstellar government out to clean up a dangerous frontier world rush together
toward an explosive climax—and Jon and Lobo are caught in the middle.
They're willing to do anything to save the life of the boy—
But there may not be anything even they can do!
Slanted Jack:
the second novel in the Jon & Lobo series.
- ISBN10 1416555498
- ISBN13 9781416555490
- Publish Date 14 July 2008
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 2 November 2012
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Baen Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 304
- Language English