Adam Christopher's debut novel is a noir, Philip K Dick-ish science fiction superhero story... As captivating as a kaleidoscope... just feel it in all its weird glory. - Cory Doctorow, New York Times bestselling author of Little Brother<br> <br> A fascinating debut novel that meshes noir sensibilities and science fiction together and keeps the reader guessing throughout. Adam Christopher handles in intricacies of parallel worlds, time travel and suspense with a skill lacking in many more-seasoned authors. - Mike Stackpole, New York Times bestselling author of I, Jedi <br> Adam Christopher maintains a punchy, bestseller prose style that keeps the action rocketing along, and protagonists that seem right both in their own setting, and appropriate to what we already recognise as super heroes. Empire State is an excellent, involving read, and it fully deserves to be the start of a new universe. - Paul Cornell, DC Comics and Dr Who writer <br> Down these steam driven streets a man must go... straight into a pocket universe of trouble. Brutal, knowing and deft, Adam Christopher delivers. - Jon Courtenay Grimwood <br> Stylish, sinister, and wickedly fun, Empire State is not your average sexy retro parallel universe superhero noir. - Lauren Beukes, award-winning author of Zoo City <br> Destined to be a science fiction classic, Empire State is a breathtakingly original noir tale of intrigue, mystery, and quantum physics, deftly played out in storytelling so brilliant I'm finding it hard not to hate the author. - Diana Rowland, author of My Life as a White Trash Zombie <br> From first to last page, Adam Christopher's Empire State careens along at a furious pace. Along the way, he beautifully meshes the best noir tropes with science fiction and wraps it up in a world (or two) that rivals some of the classics of speculative fiction. - John Hornor Jacobs, Author of Southern Gods<br> <br> A daring, dreamlike, almost hallucinatory thriller, oneh