Broadkill Bill

Mark Zipse’s science fiction novel BROADKILL BILL mixes literary references of the past with a high tech future. Welcome to 2117. Robots have exterminated humans, except for two they call “Adam” and “Eve” and keep for observation. Their technology has also destroyed most sea life, although Santiago, an unusual robot with a name instead of a series of numbers, is a marine officer. With a loving nod to Hemingway’s Old Man and the Sea, and a whiff of Melville’s Moby Dick, the story has delightful twists and turns as Santiago learns the beauty of the world beneath the surface, connects with the homicidal fish he’s meant to hunt known as Broadkill Bill, and accidentally sets off a series of events that will change the world forever. Part science fiction, part pop culture marketing satire, part adventure, full of heart, BROADKILL BILL is an unusual, spirited ride of a novel.