Vinge, Joan D. Tangled up in blue.Tor. 294p. c2000. 0-812-57636-5. $6.99. SA When are the cops the good guys and when are they bad? And how can you tell the difference? Police officers Nyx LaisTree and his brother are set up to take the fall for a failed contraband contraband, in international law, goods necessary or useful in the prosecution of war that a belligerent may lawfully seize from a neutral who is attempting to deliver them to the enemy. raid. In this near-future SF tale, the drug-of-pricey-choice is a youth-giving serum, which is connected with the amoral a·mor·al adj. 1. Not admitting of moral distinctions or judgments; neither moral nor immoral. 2. Lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong. Snow Queen. Keeping the peace are corrupt police and underground young vigilantes vigilantes (vĭjĭlăn`tēz), members of a vigilance committee. Such committees were formed in U.S. frontier communities to enforce law and order before a regularly constituted government could be established or have real authority. , some of whom play both sides of the law. In the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of this highly flammable society, Tree searches for his own center and values and works at staying alive as both sides try to eradicate him, Dr. Lesley S.J. Farmer, Lib. Media/Teacher Svcs., Cal. State Univ., Long Beach, CA |
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