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1996 science fiction novel by K. W. Jeter
Blade Runner 3: Replicant Night
is a
science fiction
novel by an 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?
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Plot introduction
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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
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- 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
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The plot element of a replicant giving birth served as the basis for the 2017 film
Blade Runner 2049
.
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circular reporting?
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See also
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References
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