آسان مرده (کرونیک‌های نیمه‌زندگی، جلد چهارم)

What do you get when you mix a squid-headed Ancient One, a mystical force-five hurricane, Rasputin's privates, the city of New Orleans, and an undead Captain Nemo? Christopher Cs - jthe is back, and is going to find out, whether he wants to or not, in Dead Easy: An underwater Mardi Gras of epic proportions complete with an army of drowned vampire zombies and a Lovecraftian take on Gidget and the Creature From The Black Lagoon . . . Praise for Earlier Novels in this Series: ?Mark Simmons, who never met a wisecrack, pun, or pop culture reference he didn't like, explores different degrees of deadness in his latest Christopher Cjesthe novel. Poor Chris . . . if he's not being made unwilling ruler of the vampires, he's discorporated and floating through walls. Lupe the Werewolf, Suki the cat/vampire, the voluptuous Deidre, and, oh yes, Teresa's head . . . all are back for this lates event-packed romp through a vivid world that leaps into existence every time we open a Simmons book. — Charlaine Harris ?. . . manages to combine enough wacky hilarity to satisfy a Terry Pratchett fan, and a plethora of puns guaranteed to make a Piers Anthony buff groan. . . . Mark might even have created himself a new genre—cybercaf - .? — Mercedes Lackey ?. . . fans of the early Terry Pratchett or Eric Flint's Joe fantasies will enjoy the humorous bits.? — Publishers Weekly ?[Chris Cjesthe] is back for a new and even greater (and funnier) adventure. . . . Snappy dialogue, lots of amusing details, a clever plot, and a generally witty sense of humor combine to make this one of those rare novels that combine levity and thesupernatural in just the right balance.? — Chronicle Jon Moore: A nanotech-enhanced warrior who wants nothing more than a quiet life and a way back to his strange home world. Lobo: An AI-enhanced Predator-Class Assault Vehicle, a mobile fortress equipped for any environment from the seabed to interstellar space. TWO WOLVES IN A GALAXY OF LARGER PREDATORSJon Moore wanted only to relax on the pristine planet of Macken--but Macken was the secret battleground of two megacorporations, both determined to control the local jump gate and the riches of an undeveloped world. Moore was too valuable a tool not to be used, whether or not he was willing. What the corporations didn't realize was that Moore had a mind of his own and a conscience that wouldn't let him quit until he'd righted the wrong they'd tricked him into making. And Moore had Lobo--or just possibly Lobo had Jon Moore, because this Assault Vehicle had a mind of its own. . . . Finding allies and enemies among terrorist groups and elite mercenaries, gun-runners and the only kind of government possible on a frontier short on rules and long on riches, Jon and Lobo fight to a climax with a corporate army that can't afford to leave any witnesses. Exotic settings, fast action, real tech, mechanically-enhanced animals--and a beautiful woman who's as deadly as a cobra! "One Jump Ahead: " the first novel in the Jon & Lobo series What Do You Get When You Mix A Squid-headed Ancient One, A Mystical Force-five Hurricane, Rasputin's Privates, The City Of New Orleans, And An Undead Captain Nemo? Christopher Csejthe, The Reluctant Hero Stuck Halfway Between Being Undead And Alive, Is Back, And Is Going To Find Out, Whether He Wants To Or Not. A Few Years Ago Christopher Survived A Blood Transfusion With A Vampire Only To Discover That He Was Infected With One Of The Two Viruses That Transform The Living Into The Undead. Since Then He Has Survived By His Wits As Men, Monsters, Government Agencies, And Remnants Of The Third Reich Have Hunted Him For The Secrets His Mutated Blood May Hold. With A Sexy Vampire For A Bodyguard, A Werewolf Lover, And Bewildering Advice From The Ghost Of His Dead Wife, Christopher's Semi-undead Existence Was Confused Enough Already. But Now He's In For An Underwater Mardi Gras Of Epic Proportions Complete With An Army Of Drowned Vampire Zombies. Not To Mention A Lovecraftian Take On Gidget And The Creature From The Black Lagoon. Many Brave Hearts Are Asleep In The Deep, And Christopher May Be About To Join Them.--p. [2] Of Jacket. Wm. Mark Simmons. A nanotech-enhanced warrior searching for a way back to his home world, Jon Moore sets out to right a wrong that he had unwittingly committed and becomes the pawn of two megacorporations battling for control of Macken