Review: Tech Noir at its BEST
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 1, 2014
I'm a BIG fan of future noir -- Blade Runner, Looper, and everything in between. I like the details in these gritty worlds, and The Genehunter doesn't disappoint. Kewin creates a world similar to other visions we've seen but with enough surprises to keep us wanting more. Simms is a detective of sorts, a Genehunter tasked with finding the DNA of specific people currently on ice so that certain collectors can clone them and keep them in their zoos. On the hunt, Simms has a run-in with a dangerous cultist and learns something about his ex that nearly freezes him in his tracks. He begins to question the motivation behind the forces seemingly at work all around him, with him caught in the middle. Simms' plug-ins play a major part: augmenting his appearance and speech, and supplementing his muscles with more strength. So freakin' cool! There are a lot of characters and factions to keep track of, but this reader kept rooting for Simms, hoping he'd make it out alive. Along the way, Simms also discovers more about his roots and the memories from his past that he hopes are his own. I had no idea what to expect by the finale. But Kewin kept me guessing -- and I wasn't disappointed. Kewin does a great job of wrapping everything up, but he also leaves us with characters that were so much fun, we can't help but want to spend more time with them.