Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - In the cyberpunk city of Neo-Caelum, where every thought and memory is stored on a quantum data-stream called the Aethernet, a disgraced detective named Kaelen 'Chrome' Thorne is hired to solve an impossible case. A high-ranking executive is found dead, but their consciousness-or 'soul-print'-has been completely erased from the Aethernet.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In the cyberpunk city of Neo-Caelum, where every thought and memory is stored on a quantum data-stream called the Aethernet, a disgraced detective named Kaelen "Chrome" Thorne is hired to solve an impossible case. A high-ranking executive is found dead, but their consciousness-or "soul-print"-has been completely erased from the Aethernet.The detective's investigation leads him to an off-grid empath, Aria Volkov, who can sense emotional residue and is the only person who can perceive the "perfect nothingness" left at the crime scene. They discover that a mysterious entity, known as "the Weaver," is not simply killing people but is absorbing their minds to create a collective consciousness, a sentient hive-mind.As Kaelen and Aria delve deeper, the Weaver becomes aware of them and begins a cat-and-mouse game, framing Kaelen and forcing them both to go on the run from the Corporatocracy. The final confrontation leads them to a hidden lab where they discover the Weaver's true identity: Sarah Vance, a girl Kaelen believed to have died years ago. The Weaver, a god-like being created by her father, Kaelen's mentor, to escape a genetic disease, offers them a place in her "perfect" unified consciousness.In the climax, Kaelen physically fights the Weaver's automated defenses while Aria enters the Aethernet to resist the hive-mind's seductive offer and unbind the stolen souls. They succeed, defeating the Weaver, but the hive-mind's destruction leaves a profound emptiness in its wake. The book concludes with Kaelen and Aria choosing to remain off-grid, becoming vigilantes who protect the fragile boundary between the physical and digital worlds from similar threats. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In the cyberpunk city of Neo-Caelum, where every thought and memory is stored on a quantum data-stream called the Aethernet, a disgraced detective named Kaelen "Chrome" Thorne is hired to solve an impossible case. A high-ranking executive is found dead, but their consciousness-or "soul-print"-has been completely erased from the Aethernet.The detective's investigation leads him to an off-grid empath, Aria Volkov, who can sense emotional residue and is the only person who can perceive the "perfect nothingness" left at the crime scene. They discover that a mysterious entity, known as "the Weaver," is not simply killing people but is absorbing their minds to create a collective consciousness, a sentient hive-mind.As Kaelen and Aria delve deeper, the Weaver becomes aware of them and begins a cat-and-mouse game, framing Kaelen and forcing them both to go on the run from the Corporatocracy. The final confrontation leads them to a hidden lab where they discover the Weaver's true identity: Sarah Vance, a girl Kaelen believed to have died years ago. The Weaver, a god-like being created by her father, Kaelen's mentor, to escape a genetic disease, offers them a place in her "perfect" unified consciousness.In the climax, Kaelen physically fights the Weaver's automated defenses while Aria enters the Aethernet to resist the hive-mind's seductive offer and unbind the stolen souls. They succeed, defeating the Weaver, but the hive-mind's destruction leaves a profound emptiness in its wake. The book concludes with Kaelen and Aria choosing to remain off-grid, becoming vigilantes who protect the fragile boundary between the physical and digital worlds from similar threats. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.