In a near-future where debt is generationally inheritable, one's
physical body is considered a viable commodity to be sold to the
highest bidder: a sale where nothing is forbidden. The middle class
is gone, and once myriad and prominent social programs are a
laughable anachronism, long since abolished in their entirety. The
rich are no longer satisfied with merely possessing wealth for a
lifetime - they desire more, and to be permitted the ability to do
more with it, without having to answer to anyone but themselves.
The problem? Laws and social taboos, which have stood the test of
societal time, prevent them from obtaining what they ultimately
desire: immortality and Godhood. The Shinjimori Yakuza, Japan's
well-connected and heavily-entrepreneurial crime syndicate,
recognize the inherent value in exploiting the downtrodden masses
to fulfill the needs of these wealthy few; fulfillment to
heretofore unseen levels. Laws are manipulated, schemes are
developed, plans are well-laid, and the Arcology system of
entertainment & medical complexes are summarily established in
a world well-modified into accepting them - regardless of how
hedonistic or abhorrent the activities within their confines may
become. It is with all of this in mind that we follow in the
footsteps of an unlikely group of allied individuals, their lives
having become strangely intertwined, as each struggles against a
world drastically changed by the few, at the ultimate expense of
the many; a world whose fundamental underpinnings are rocked to the
foundations, as a core group of seventy-five of the wealthiest
individuals play the final card in a game that only they have the
means to play: mass-extermination and genocide in the interests of
total world domination. In the end, it is up to our protagonists,
aided by an Arcology-created, rogue, sentient AI, to curtail this
rout of humanity. The question is: are they already too late?
General
Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2013 |
First published: |
October 2013 |
Authors: |
Heath D. Alberts
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 30mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
578 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4935-7508-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Science fiction
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LSN: |
1-4935-7508-2 |
Barcode: |
9781493575084 |
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