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New York Stories
by Yurie Kiri
GENRE: Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Political Thriller and Suspense
PUBLICATION DATE: 02/13/2023
DESCRIPTION:
This is not a cute travelogue or a guide book to my favorite NYC bars and restaurants nor is it a guide to programming, artificial intelligence or computer languages. This is a survival story... about surviving all the horrors of a post-modern life: wars, environmental disasters, homelessness and poverty along with how to get your bills paid so that the insurance men won't come after your shoes, so to speak... or maybe they just want dry socks? Who doesn't these days?
What's happening in New York City in the late 21st century?
The wars have wound down and New York still stands, largely undamaged and more crowded than ever before. Global warming has not abated so the city is hot, soggy and the oceans are rising which means there are a lot of pumps running in all the flooded areas as well as ever taller barriers around the rivers and bays. Just pray that the electricity holds but people can live with those kinds of problems as long as there's some kind of diversion...
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Yurie Kiri’s novel Moonlight Beach won the 2020 Hollywood Book Festival’s award for Genre Fiction. Moonlight Beach is about four friends who contact the spirit of a dead Native American woman and have to fight for their lives against the serial killer who had been chasing her. The second book in the series, where two of the surviving women of Rancho California take a trip to New Mexico, is called Moonlight Canyon. "Moonlight Beach" is packaged in "Moonlight Duology" with its sequel "Moonlight Canyon". These two books have been described as something like Carlos Castaneda's "The Teachings of Don Juan..." with Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" only more intense. "Moonlight Duology" has been selected as the winner in the "Sequels" category for the 2023 Los Angeles Book Festival. The third book, called Moonlight Rocks is about a battle over a meteorite that may herald the birth of a new Messiah. Moonlight Rocks was selected by Amy's Bookshelf Reviews as one of the best books of 2023.
REVIEWS:
"I loved the feel of the story and the pacing. It [New York Stories] is unique and a little quirky, while tackling ideas that are very possible in today’s society.... It reminds me of some of the classic sci-fi novels and things like Timeless or Bladerunner but with more quirkiness..." Estrada beta reader1
"I like the story. It [New York Stories] is definitely different. The author has created a world that is vastly different from today. Many of the major cities and countries are destroyed, systems of government have changed, and people live lives based on technology and a cashless society... The pace of the book was great. It kept me engaged and reading even into the late hours of the night. I liked the twists that the author put in... This book shows what can happen if things go unchecked." Estrada beta reader2
Winner of "Unpublished" fiction category in 2022 New England Book Festival.
Chick Lit Cafe awarded first place for best Science Fiction & Post-Apocalyptic Novel
COMPARATIVE FILM/BOOK:
"I loved the feel of the story and the pacing. It [New York Stories] is unique and a little quirky, while tackling ideas that are very possible in today’s society.... It reminds me of some of the classic sci-fi novels and things like Timeless or Bladerunner but with more quirkiness..." Beta reader quote
CASTING:
Radha Mitchell or Brie Larson - "Sandy", Holiday Grainger - "Jacquelin", Emilia Clarke - "Annie"; Robert Pattinson or Matt Bomer - "Joe"
PRIMARY VENUES/LOCATIONS WITHIN THE BOOK:
Jacquelin and Sandy's building in crumbling, flooded NYC; Newark Spaceport; Martian doomed city play ground, China bank's basement, Bob's virtual computer game world.
BOOK EXCERPT:
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