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'''''Blade Runner 3: Replicant Night''''' is a [[science fiction]] novel by |
'''''Blade Runner 3: Replicant Night''''' is a [[science fiction]] novel by American writer [[K. W. Jeter]], first published in 1996. It is a continuation of Jeter's novel ''[[Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human]]'', which was itself a sequel to both the film ''[[Blade Runner]]'' and the novel upon which the film was based, [[Philip K. Dick]]'s ''[[Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?]]''<ref name="theweek">{{cite web|url=https://theweek.com/articles/455776/9-beloved-movies-awful-sequels-probably-dont-know-about|title=9 beloved movies with awful sequels you probably don't know about|work=The Week|last=Meslow|first=Scott|date=9 January 2015|access-date=13 June 2021}}</ref> |
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| Author | K. W. Jeter |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Blade Runner |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Spectra |
Publication date | October 1, 1996 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
| Pages | 321 |
| ISBN | 0-553-09983-3 |
| OCLC | 34669233 |
| 813/.54 20 | |
| LC Class | PS3560.E85 B59 1996 |
| Preceded by | The Edge of Human |
| Followed by | Eye and Talon |
Blade Runner 3: Replicant Night is a science fiction novel by American writer K. W. Jeter, first published in 1996. It is a continuation of Jeter's novel Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human, which was itself a sequel to both the film Blade Runner and the novel upon which the film was based, Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?[1]
Plot introduction
Living on Mars, Deckard is acting as a consultant to a movie crew filming the story of his days as a blade runner. He finds himself drawn into a mission on behalf of the replicants he was once assigned to kill. Meanwhile, the mystery surrounding the beginnings of the Tyrell Corporation is being exposed.
Characters
- Rick Deckard, a former bounty hunter, now working as a film consultant
- Sarah Tyrell, the niece of Eldon Tyrell; she has been living on Mars since the events of Blade Runner 2
- Anson Tyrell, Sarah's father
- Ruth Tyrell, Sarah's mother
- Rachael, a ten-year-old girl
- Roy Batty, the human template for the replicant Deckard fought in the previous novel. That replicant's personality now resides inside Deckard's briefcase.
- Sebastien, a dehydrated deity
- Urbenton, director of the movie Blade Runner on which Rick Deckard is a consultant
- Dave Holden, Deckard's former police partner.
Film adaptation
The plot element of a replicant giving birth served as the basis for the 2017 film Blade Runner 2049.[2][circular reporting?]
See also
- Blade Runner: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? – original story by Phillip K. Dick
- Blade Runner 1: A Story of the Future – film novelization by Les Martin
- Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human – K. W. Jeter
- Blade Runner 4: Eye and Talon – K. W. Jeter
References
- ^ Meslow, Scott (9 January 2015). "9 beloved movies with awful sequels you probably don't know about". The Week. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ Pierce-Bohen, Kayleena (23 January 2020). "Blade Runner: 10 Facts About Replicants From The Books The Movies Leave Out". ScreenRant. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
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