Ambient

by Jack Womack

1997Dryco (imaginary place), fictionFiction, science fiction, generalScience fictionAmerican fiction

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First lines

"Later we speak, O'Malley," Mister Dryden confided to me, climbing into the car that morning; I sat shotgun next to Jimmy, the driver.

"Later we speak, O'Malley," Mister Dryden confided to me, climbing into the car that morning; I sat shotgun next to Jimmy, the driver.

Themes & subjects

Dryco (imaginary place), fictionFiction, science fiction, generalScience fictionAmerican fiction

First published 1997

Setting

20th century

About the author

Jack Womack

1956

Author

Jack Womack

First published

1997

Pages

259

Read time

≈ 6h

Editions

Language

English

Publisher

Grove Press

ISBN

9780802134943

Where to buy

Amazon Bookshop

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