A hallucinatory interstellar cops-and-robbers caper, and the second book in Burroughss "cut-up trilogy," "Nova Express" continues the nightmarish tale laid out in "The Soft Machine." The diabolical Nova Criminals--Sammy the Butcher, Green Tony, Iron Claws, The Brown Artist, Jacky Blue Note, Izzy The Push, to name only a few--have gained control and plan on wreaking untold destruction. Its up to Inspector Lee of the Nova Police to attack and dismantle the word and imagery machine of these "control addicts" before its too late. Part sci-fi, part Swiftian parody, "Nova Express" is pure Burroughs. This revised and rationalized edition, edited by renowned Burroughs scholar Oliver Harris, incorporates a new introduction and appendices, which make it the definitive edition of the text.