Electric Church

The Electric Church is a thriller set on a post-unified earth ruled by the Joint Council, a global U.N., but with teeth. It's a crime ridden world of haves and have-nots; mainly have-nots. This is the home of Avery Cates, a gunner who finds himself with only two choices - the death penalty or to accept the job of assassinating the leader of the Electric Church. The Electric Church offers eternity ...the cost?...have your brain implanted in a cyborg.

In the near future, the only thing growing faster than the criminal population is the Electric Church, a new religion founded by a mysterious man named Dennis Squalor. The Church preaches that life is too brief to contemplate the mysteries of the universe: eternity is required. In order to achieve this, the converted become Monks -- cyborgs with human brains, enhanced robotic bodies, and virtually unlimited life spans.

Enter Avery Cates, a dangerous criminal known as the best killer-for-hire around. The authorities have a special mission in mind for Cates: assassinate Dennis Squalor. But for Cates, the assignment will be the most dangerous job he's ever undertaken -- and it may well be his last.

"Some debuts simply set new bars in a genre. Jeff Somers' THE ELECTRIC CHURCH is one such book, a gritty noir story that challenges and surprises with every page. A novel that is equal parts Raymond Chandler and William Gibson. A major new talent has arrived -- and it's about time!"
-- James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of MAP OF BONES and BLACK ORDER


Jeff Somers was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. After graduating college he wandered aimlessly for a while, but the peculiar siren call of New Jersey brought him back to his homeland. In 1995 Jeff began publishing his own magazine, The Inner Swine (www.innerswine.com). The website for THE ELECTRIC CHURCH can be found at www.the-electric-church.com.

Publisher: Orbit
Distributor: Hachette Book Group USA
Publication Date: 09-25-2007
Pages: 384
Measurements: 8.25in X 5.5in X 1in X .85lb