
Only Forward
(1994)A novel by
Michael Marshall Smith
AwardsBritish Fantasy Society
Philip K Dick Award (nominee)
| "A dark labyrinth of a book: shocking, moving and surreal. Violent, outrageous and witty - sometimes simultaneously - it offers us a journey from which we return both shaken and exhilarated. An extaordinary debut." Clive Barker |
| "Only Forward is about guilt and betrayal, friendship and love, and it's wonderfully funny, witty and thoroughly recommended." Christopher Fowler |
Stark is a troubleshooter. He lives in The City - a massive conglomeration of self-governing Neighbourhoods, each with their own peculiarity. Stark lives in Colour, where computers co-ordinate the tone of the street lights to match the clothes that people wear. Close by is Sound where noise is strictly forbidden, and Ffnaph where people spend their whole lives leaping on trampolines and trying to touch the sky. Then there is Red, where anything goes, and all too often does.
At the heart of them all is the Centre - a back-stabbing community of 'Actioneers' intent only on achieving - divided into areas like 'The Results are what Counts sub-section' which boasts 43 grades of monorail attendant. Fell Alkland, Actioneer extraordinaire has been kidnapped. It is up to Stark to find him. But in doing so he is forced to confront the terrible secrets of his past. A life he has blocked out for too long.
At the heart of them all is the Centre - a back-stabbing community of 'Actioneers' intent only on achieving - divided into areas like 'The Results are what Counts sub-section' which boasts 43 grades of monorail attendant. Fell Alkland, Actioneer extraordinaire has been kidnapped. It is up to Stark to find him. But in doing so he is forced to confront the terrible secrets of his past. A life he has blocked out for too long.
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Hardback Editions
July 2002 : Hardback
| Title: Only Forward Author(s): Michael Marshall Smith ISBN: 1-931081-18-2 / 9781931081184 (USA edition) Publisher: Subterranean Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 2000 : Library Binding
| Title: Only Forward Author(s): Michael Marshall Smith ISBN: 1-4177-1614-2 / 978-1-4177-1614-2 (USA edition) Publisher: San Val Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1994 : Hardback
| Title: Only Forward Author(s): Michael Marshall Smith ISBN: 0-7394-1392-9 / 978-0-7394-1392-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Bantam Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
Paperback Editions
June 2002 : Paperback
| Title: Only Forward (Voyager Classics) Author(s): Michael Marshall Smith ISBN: 0-00-712775-8 / 978-0-00-712775-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Voyager Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
September 2000 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Only Forward Author(s): Michael Marshall Smith ISBN: 0-553-57970-3 / 978-0-553-57970-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Spectra Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 1998 : Paperback
| Title: Only Forward Author(s): Michael Marshall Smith ISBN: 0-00-651266-6 / 978-0-00-651266-0 (UK edition) Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 1998 : Paperback
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January 1994 : Paperback
| Title: Only Forward Author(s): Michael Marshall Smith ISBN: 0-586-21774-6 / 978-0-586-21774-0 (UK edition) Publisher: HarperCollinsPublishers Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
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