Review by Booklist Review
It doesn't get more timely than this: at one point in this wild tale, a monstrous hurricane actually shows political preferences in a seeming answer to Rush Limbaugh's concerns during the campaign of 2016. But that's what one should expect when science-fiction icon and bad-boy Spinrad decides to write a love fable for the Big Easy. Martin Luther Martin decides to join the baddest gang of all, becoming a New Orleans cop, in order to rise above the Swamp Alligator heritage of his misspent youth. However, he had no idea he would end up leading a revolution that unites the police with the people and various shady business entrepreneurs against the banks and the politicians they own. This is an incisive satire that conveys the special circumstances of New Orleans in today's America, with a clever twist of voodoo magic and humor. The larger-than-life cast includes brothel owners and union leaders, a street busker turned voodoo queen named Mama Legba, and a born-again Christian commander of the Louisiana National Guard. Spinrad's dream is wild but not entirely implausible.--Vicha, Don Copyright 2017 Booklist
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