London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1988. Octavo, boards. First British and first hardcover edition. The author's first book. "Likable hoodlum Jonny Qabbala has run-ins with various gangsters and corrupt powers in a decaying Lost Angeles of the 21st century. The cyberpunkish background is brilliantly evoked..." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 236. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-222. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1986-2009].