Overview

In the wake of a devastating global pandemic, sixty-million people take refuge in fortified bunkers across the Quarantine Zone. While their physical bodies lie frozen in cryostasis, their virtual avatars populate a sprawling cyber-colony known as the Hive; but this ""New Reality"" is no utopia. Rival gangs wage war on the streets. Religious zealots manipulate the masses. A corrupt ruling class pulls the strings behind the scenes. Veteran cop Luke Duncan-Epsilon sends money to the daughter he left back in Reality Prime. His name is well-known throughout the Gaming Sector where he spends his nights trying to win enough to reunite his family once and for all. That is until a wanted cyberterrorist who calls herself ""the Prophet"" infiltrates the Hive, forcing him to confront the dark secrets of his past-and the uncertain future of humanity.

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9781958598481

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""A richly imaginative and incredibly stylish ode to '80s and '90s cyberpunk."" -Maria Dong, author of Liar, Dreamer, Thief and Psychopomp ""A wild ride that blends the best of noir and cyberpunk, with cutting dialogue and detailed worldbuilding you can almost smell."" -Eliane Boey, author of Other Minds and Club Contango ""A fast-paced adventure where the twists keep coming."" -Robert E. Harpold, author of The Starship, from a Distance

Author Information

Kirk Bueckert is a poet and playwright living on the unceded territory of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. His work has been published by Dark Matter Magazine, Coffin Bell, Tyche Books, Timber Ghost Press, and the League of Canadian Poets (LCP).

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