Tag: Cyberpunk
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Where Politics and Business Collide
In cyberpunk fiction, megacorps rule the world. But in our world, why would they? Old-school cyberpunk fiction was framed as a critique of hypercapitalism. Megacorporations have the same political clout as governments, if not more so. They are the true rulers of the world. Their word is law, and their agents are above the law.…
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The Story of SINGULARITY SUNRISE
The Singularity is coming. A future of unfathomable technological change awaits. But will it be a future of liberty and abundance? Or a future ruled by tyrants and cold machines? This is the question at the heart of my latest series SINGULARITY SUNRISE. A five-book cyberpunk espionage saga, it is a globe-trotting adventure packed with…
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The Singularity is Coming!
The Singularity is coming. A future of unfathomable technological progress awaits. But will it be a future of freedom and abundance? Or a future ruled by tyrants and cold machines? SINGULARITY SUNRISE is a post-cyberpunk espionage thriller series, coming soon on IndieGoGo. Psychic spies, elite mercenaries, killer robots, megacorps, and an AI in search of…
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Free Ebook Giveaway!
As his term of service in the Special Military Police draws to a close, Sergeant Li Ming is looking forward to the next chapter in life. But with one week to go, his unit is called up for the most dangerous mission of his career. Backed by beasts, magic, and powerful cultivators, a powerful secret…
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The New Gods of Babylon
When you think hard about it, the traditional cyberpunk trope of megacorporations literally ruling the world doesn’t make any sense. A megacorp is a massive private corporation, holding monopolistic or neat-monopolistic control over multiple markets. Megacorps are so powerful they can ignore the law, maintain private armies to enforce their will, and exercise extreme control…
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The Blades of Babylon
Swords are cool. That alone would be enough reason to include swords in fiction. And you can’t have a street samurai without a sword. But my preferred aesthetic, that of the military technothriller, demands greater justification than just ‘cool’. And for good reason: soldiers must justify every piece of gear they carry on a mission.…