Source: A Fire in the Sun (1989), Chapter 20 (p. 282).
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A Fire in the Sun

A Fire in the Sun is a cyberpunk science fiction novel by American writer George Alec Effinger, published in 1989. It is the second novel in the three-book Marîd Audran series, following the events of When Gravity Fails, and concentrating on Marîd's experience as he becomes the main lieutenant of Friedlander Bey's business empire while realising that his new master has darker aspects than he suspected.
“I liked being the screwer rather than the screwee.”
Source: A Fire in the Sun (1989), Chapter 20 (p. 280).
“Marriage was something I thought happened only to other people, like fatal traffic accidents.”
Source: A Fire in the Sun (1989), Chapter 20 (p. 289).
Source: A Fire in the Sun (1989), Chapter 3 (p. 31).
Source: A Fire in the Sun (1989), Chapter 7 (p. 95).
Source: A Fire in the Sun (1989), Chapter 3 (p. 30).