Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Overview… living in a not-unpleasant haze. A middle-aged hippie bachelor who makes his living as a private investigator, Larry “Doc” Sportello resides in a charmingly run-down beach house in Gordita Beach, California. His latest case, investigating a plot to kidnap a prominent real estate developer, takes him deep down the rabbit hole. Doc must summon all of his courage and guile if he wishes to unravel the case and escape unscathed. Not so different from solving the mystery of life, really.
Personality… affable, low-energy, and casual. Doc is the type for whom the phrase “What it is, my brother?” rolls effortlessly off the tongue. Though he is a capable detective, Doc has many unconventional methods, most notably smoking weed on the job. He seems to consider it a big part of the job, in fact. He is a methodical worker, a thoughtful listener, and someone who is never looking too far ahead. Doc somehow blends the pursuit of justice with the philosophy that nothing has any intrinsic value. As his friend Sortilège says: “He may not be a do-gooder, but he’s done good.”
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In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend.
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An epic debut set on the edges of space, where one botched job could mean death—or so much worse…
Wanderlust runs in Kivita Vondir’s blood. She dreamed of salvaging like her father when she was young, and now it’s her addiction, getting her through pit stops filled with cheap alcohol and cheaper companionship and distracting her from her broken heart.
Her latest contract to hunt down a fabled gemstone is exactly the kind of adventure she craves. But this job is more than meets the eye. For one thing, her duplicitous employer has hired rebel Sar Redryll—Kivita’s former lover—to stop her at any cost. For another, Kivita’s recovery of the relic unleashes in her powerful new abilities. Abilities that everyone in the Cetturo Arm—human, alien, and in-between—desperately wishes to control…
As she avoids a massive galactic manhunt, Kivita teams up with two unlikely allies: Sar and his enigmatic new partner. Only, as the gem’s mysteries are revealed and danger draws near, Kivita begins to wonder if her ex has truly changed, or if he’s just waiting for the right moment to betray her once again…
