Shadow
Finch, Alistair
Sold by California Books, Miami, FL, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller since 27 October 2023
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Add to basketSold by California Books, Miami, FL, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller since 27 October 2023
Condition: New
Quantity: Over 20 available
Add to basketThe city of Oakhaven is no longer just a sprawl of steel and neon; it has been transformed into a living weapon known as the "Midnight Protocol." Every flickering lamppost and humming server node serves as a carrier wave for the Syndicate, a shadow organization that uses the very infrastructure of the world to pulse commands directly into the human mind. At the center of this architectural nightmare is Valerina, a woman whose own neural pathways have been hijacked to serve as a biological beacon. She is a "transmitter," a high-value asset capable of mapping the city for her masters, but her frequency is burning her out from the inside. Alongside her is Colin, a detached ex-operative who has spent his life treating empathy as a tactical liability, now forced to protect the one person who could either lead him to freedom or deliver him to his grave.
Their flight through rain-slicked industrial sectors and fog-shrouded mountain passes is a descent into a labyrinth of paranoia. As they are hunted by the Syndicate's cold architect, Malakor, and a relentless corporate strike team led by the lethal Jaxon, the lines between ally and enemy begin to blur. They are pursued by Detective Silas, a lawman who believes he is hunting a murderer, only to realize he is a puppet on the same technological string. Every safe house is a potential trap, and every whispered confession might be a pre-programmed lie. Colin must battle his own operational conditioning to trust Valerina, even as the "Shadow" intensifies, turning her memories into weaponized data and her love into a suspected glitch in the system.
The struggle for survival culminates in a high-stakes race against time at the city's central rail hub and server node. To stop the signal, Colin and Valerina must move from being the prey to being the predators, infiltrating the heart of the Syndicate's "architecture of control." With Silas turning rogue and Colin's own family secrets surfacing to threaten their resolve, they must upload a feedback loop of "garbage data" to crash the network forever. It is a desperate gamble for agency in a world where identity is a data point. "Shadow" is a pulse-pounding techno-thriller that explores the cost of reclaiming one's soul from a machine that never sleeps, ending with two ghosts in the dark finally finding the light.
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