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Homicide detective Siro Ferreira-Nunes must solve his most challenging case. More and more people end up dead in the “city of dreams,” an allegedly perfect society. The victims haven’t just been murdered; they’ve been also horribly mutilated and stripped of their neural implants and augmentations. This is not the work of a serial killer but the signature of crime syndicates who sell the costly augmentations on the black market. A specialist in organized crime, detective Ferreira-Nunes is the right man for job.
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Nephilim
- Behind Blue Eyes Origins, Book One
- By: Anna Mocikat
- Narrated by: Jessica Weyman, David Reimer
- Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
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Nephilim is a Guardian Angel, a cybernetically enhanced super-soldier created to protect and destroy. They are to protect the Olympias Conglomerate, the mega-corporation that owns them, and destroy its enemies– at any cost.
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- By Katie on 10-03-23
By: Anna Mocikat
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A Cyberpunk Saga: Box Set, Books 1-3
- By: Matthew A. Goodwin
- Narrated by: Zachary Johnson
- Length: 18 hrs and 55 mins
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Orphaned and alone, Moss is happy to have found a place in the world. But his humdrum working routines take a terrifying turn when a mysterious woman breaks into his apartment and hands him a data chip from his dead parents. Suddenly hearing messages revealing his benevolent employer has a far darker side, he braves the dangerous megacity streets in search of the truth. Surrounded by outcasts and criminals and running on instinct, Moss stumbles onto a rebel group intent on exposing their corrupt oppressors.
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Good value, fun story, a few gripes.
- By David on 09-26-22
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Jovian Reverie: A Dystopian Sci-Fi Adventure
- Cyber Dreams, Book 4
- By: Plum Parrot
- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
- Length: 19 hrs and 54 mins
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Juliet Bianchi used to be a lowly scrap scrounger in Arizona. But when she was accidentally implanted with a beyond-awesome AI chip, her life changed dramatically—what with all the nanotechnology, bodywork, and other badass enhancements. Now, she's a high-powered weapon-for-hire in hiding as . . . what else? A not-so-lowly scrap scrounger!
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Space Punks
- By: Anna Mocikat
- Narrated by: Jilon VanOver, Dana Dae, Kelly Wilkinson, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins
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David wakes up in a high-security prison on the forsaken Martian moon Deimos with no memory of his past. A chance encounter with Aztec, a deadly purple-haired cyborg, propels him into a daring jailbreak. She brings him on board a mysterious warship manned by the most notorious and badass crew of the galaxy—the Space Punks. One hundred years ago AI waged a devastating war against its human creators.
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An OK story with B movie dialogue and horrendous narration
- By Eddy on 06-03-24
By: Anna Mocikat
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Cyberpunk 2077: No Coincidence
- By: Rafal Kosik, Stefan Kielbasiewicz - translator
- Narrated by: Cherami Leigh
- Length: 14 hrs and 4 mins
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In sparkling Night City, a ragtag group of strangers have just pulled off a heist, robbing a convoy transporting a mysterious container belonging to Militech. The only thing the group has in common is that they were blackmailed into participating in the heist—and they have no idea just how far their mysterious employer's reach goes, or the purpose of the artifact they stole.
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Very Cyberpunk!
- By Tyler Houston on 08-10-23
By: Rafal Kosik, and others
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Neon Nights
- There's No Murder in Paradise, Book 1
- By: Anna Mocikat
- Narrated by: Garrett Kiesel, Cari Favole
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
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Homicide detective Siro Ferreira-Nunes must solve his most challenging case. More and more people end up dead in the “city of dreams,” an allegedly perfect society. The victims haven’t just been murdered; they’ve been also horribly mutilated and stripped of their neural implants and augmentations. This is not the work of a serial killer but the signature of crime syndicates who sell the costly augmentations on the black market. A specialist in organized crime, detective Ferreira-Nunes is the right man for job.
By: Anna Mocikat
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Nephilim
- Behind Blue Eyes Origins, Book One
- By: Anna Mocikat
- Narrated by: Jessica Weyman, David Reimer
- Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
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Nephilim is a Guardian Angel, a cybernetically enhanced super-soldier created to protect and destroy. They are to protect the Olympias Conglomerate, the mega-corporation that owns them, and destroy its enemies– at any cost.
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- By Katie on 10-03-23
By: Anna Mocikat
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A Cyberpunk Saga: Box Set, Books 1-3
- By: Matthew A. Goodwin
- Narrated by: Zachary Johnson
- Length: 18 hrs and 55 mins
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Orphaned and alone, Moss is happy to have found a place in the world. But his humdrum working routines take a terrifying turn when a mysterious woman breaks into his apartment and hands him a data chip from his dead parents. Suddenly hearing messages revealing his benevolent employer has a far darker side, he braves the dangerous megacity streets in search of the truth. Surrounded by outcasts and criminals and running on instinct, Moss stumbles onto a rebel group intent on exposing their corrupt oppressors.
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- By David on 09-26-22
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Jovian Reverie: A Dystopian Sci-Fi Adventure
- Cyber Dreams, Book 4
- By: Plum Parrot
- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
- Length: 19 hrs and 54 mins
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Juliet Bianchi used to be a lowly scrap scrounger in Arizona. But when she was accidentally implanted with a beyond-awesome AI chip, her life changed dramatically—what with all the nanotechnology, bodywork, and other badass enhancements. Now, she's a high-powered weapon-for-hire in hiding as . . . what else? A not-so-lowly scrap scrounger!
By: Plum Parrot
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Space Punks
- By: Anna Mocikat
- Narrated by: Jilon VanOver, Dana Dae, Kelly Wilkinson, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins
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David wakes up in a high-security prison on the forsaken Martian moon Deimos with no memory of his past. A chance encounter with Aztec, a deadly purple-haired cyborg, propels him into a daring jailbreak. She brings him on board a mysterious warship manned by the most notorious and badass crew of the galaxy—the Space Punks. One hundred years ago AI waged a devastating war against its human creators.
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- By Eddy on 06-03-24
By: Anna Mocikat
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Cyberpunk 2077: No Coincidence
- By: Rafal Kosik, Stefan Kielbasiewicz - translator
- Narrated by: Cherami Leigh
- Length: 14 hrs and 4 mins
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In sparkling Night City, a ragtag group of strangers have just pulled off a heist, robbing a convoy transporting a mysterious container belonging to Militech. The only thing the group has in common is that they were blackmailed into participating in the heist—and they have no idea just how far their mysterious employer's reach goes, or the purpose of the artifact they stole.
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- By Tyler Houston on 08-10-23
By: Rafal Kosik, and others
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Electric Angel: A Dystopian Sci-Fi Adventure
- Cyber Dreams, Book 1
- By: Plum Parrot
- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
- Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins
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In the year 2107, the world has both made astounding leaps forward and reduced humanity to its most basic existence. While the megacorps and those who rule them enjoy lives of extraordinary comfort and ease, most people barely scrape by, doing whatever they can to keep going. Juliet Bianchi is one of the latter. She works cutting metal in a scrapyard and doesn't have much to show for it except for a small group of equally bereft, fiercely loyal friends. Still, she maintains a bright disposition, possessing more hope and optimism than anyone would expect her to—and she's going to need it.
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- By Antonio on 08-21-23
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Sword Punk
- Saving Seoul: A Cyberpunk Action Series
- By: Steven Kelliher
- Narrated by: Gary Furlong, Laurie Catherine Winkel, Justin Thomas James, and others
- Length: 12 hrs and 42 mins
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Akio Prince is one of the best in the world at a dying art. He’s put a lifetime of martial arts training to work in the arena, dueling with pulsing resin blades and glowing carbon fiber for the masses. But winning championships is small consolation while his city is taken over by the Hachinin, ruthless criminals spreading corruption, violence, and debauchery across the east.
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- By David Culpepper on 02-10-21
By: Steven Kelliher
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Mae: Death's Youngest Daughter
- By: Axel Martens
- Narrated by: Jack Jacobs
- Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins
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Mae is a dark witch, and she hates it. Her world shattered when the duke's men slaughtered her family, and a vile curse transformed Mae into a monster who must kill humans to stay alive. On the island of Heillaður, where witchcraft is outlawed after a brutal Viking invasion, Mae pursues her vendetta from the shadows, driven by a relentless thirst for vengeance.
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Neon Horizon, Books 1-3 Box Set
- A Cyberpunk Thriller
- By: Michael Robertson
- Narrated by: Jonathan Froust
- Length: 25 hrs and 45 mins
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The Blind Spot exists in defiance of Scala City’s dystopian big brother regime. It occupies a small sector in the city, and those who live there believe in the right to privacy. Scala City believe if you’ve done nothing wrong, you have nothing to hide. But the Blind Spot have hackers that could bring the larger city to its knees. This is why it’s never spilled over into all-out war. Until now...
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- By joe stapleton on 10-06-22
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Shadow City
- Tales of the Shadow City, Book 1
- By: Anna Mocikat
- Narrated by: David Reimer, Jessica Weyman
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
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Los Angeles is an apocalyptic wasteland. Without orientation, Colton stumbles through the vast, deserted city. He doesn’t remember who he is or where he came from. Scavengers save his life from mutants and bring him to the only remaining inhabited area and safe Zone in former Hollywood. There he learns that after a devastating catastrophe called The Glitch, reality shifted, allowing nightmarish creatures from another dimension to enter our world. These so-called Dark Ones feed on suffering and violence, wanting nothing less than the complete annihilation of humanity.
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Thrilling, entertaining, adventurous!
- By Montzalee Wittmann on 07-30-22
By: Anna Mocikat
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The Last Descendant
- A Fae Portal Fantasy Adventure (The Sanyare Chronicles, Book 1)
- By: Megan Haskell
- Narrated by: Kate Rudd
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
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Attacked by assassins from the enemy Shadow Realm, Rie finds herself mired in an ancient battle between the elven realms. Framed as a traitor, she has no choice but to forsake her oaths and flee into enemy lands to prove her innocence. Can she uncover the truth of her past before the high elf king takes her head?
By: Megan Haskell
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Mistrunner: A Cyberpunk LitRPG
- Mistrunner, Book 1
- By: Nicholas Searcy
- Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
- Length: 24 hrs and 24 mins
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Ninety years ago, Earth was consumed—and irrevocably transformed—by a cloud of alien nanites known as the Mist, bestowing humanity with uncanny abilities and enhancing technology far beyond early twenty-first century science. But these advancements came at a high price: Billions are dead. The planet has been overrun by vicious monsters. And alien overlords await the opportunity to swoop in and exploit what remains of Earth and its people for all their worth.
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Great, but stats!
- By Tom on 10-05-23
By: Nicholas Searcy
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Necrotech
- SINless, Book 1
- By: K C Alexander
- Narrated by: A. B. Kovacs
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
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In an apathetic society devoid of ethics or regulation, where fusing tech and flesh can mean a killing edge or a killer conversion, a massive conspiracy is unfolding that will alter the course of the human condition forever. With corporate meatheads on her ass and a necro-tech blight between her and salvation, Riko is going to have to fight meaner, work smarter, and push harder than she's ever had to. And that's just to make it through the day.
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Hardcore punk cyberpunk
- By C.T. on 12-25-20
By: K C Alexander
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Scatter
- Heart of Heroes Series, Book 1
- By: Molly J. Bragg
- Narrated by: Jennifer Pickens
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
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When Deputy US Marshal Danielle "Danny" Martin was told she'd gotten a promotion, she expected to be leading her own fugitive retrieval team. Instead, she got transferred to Pontian, Florida, of all places, and assigned to a Superhero support detail for Focus, a seemingly immortal superhero who is also one of the most famous lesbian icons on the planet. Bad enough she's got to spend every day working with a woman she's had a crush on since she was five years old, but when she arrives at her new post, things start getting weird.
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- By Andrew Ratka on 04-05-23
By: Molly J. Bragg
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Parallel
- By: Leah Rohla
- Narrated by: Evelyn Chambers
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
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There exists a gateway between worlds. Known only to a select few, we find our protagonist as a researcher who has dedicated her whole life to recording and observing the world just on the other side. However, completely oblivious to our ever-watching eyes, their world moves on as it always has.
By: Leah Rohla
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A Starbrite Man: A Cyberpunk LitRPG
- Slumrat Rising, Book 1
- By: Warby Picus
- Narrated by: Todd Haberkorn
- Length: 14 hrs and 5 mins
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Seventeen-year-old Truth Medici scavenges for scraps to eat; weathers his parents' abuse; and battles derelicts, killer pimps, and demons in the soul-crushing stretch of desperation he calls home. Even the cops steer clear of the toxic Harban slums. But just across the canal live the magical elite, with their wealth, flying carpets, gorgeous mages, and custom spell beasts, all thanks to the patronage of the almighty Starbrite Corporation. Getting there, and taking his three vulnerable siblings with him, is Truth's only dream.
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Inspiringly original and downright prophetic
- By Robert Calabrese on 11-30-23
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Breaking Through
- Alexa Thyme, Book 1
- By: Lykanthropy
- Narrated by: Mare Trevathan
- Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
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In this world, where academic success could literally mean the difference between life and death, many students develop emotional baggage. Fortunately for Alexa, she does not suffer from the problems that plague most of her peers. Gifted with an intelligent mind to start, she realized early on that applying herself to both her academic and sports competitions was the number one way to succeed in this world. How can she do it? Shuffle studying, school work, and sports practice, all while being a teenager? The answer is simple: she has no emotions.
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- By Aaron on 05-02-24
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- The Bookwyrm Speaks
- 03-14-24
A fantastic cyberpunk adventure.
Behind Blue Eyes is a new entry into the resurgent cyberpunk genre, which had sort of been
left for dead for quite a few years, but is thankfully seeing something of a resurgence. As we
come to the years when the Cyberpunk of the 80’s was set in, it’s fun seeing what came true
and what didn’t. With Behind Blue Eyes, we get to see a bit further down the road, in a
Cyberpunk world set in a time where nations have fallen, and everything is controlled by three
Mega-Corporations set up in various mega-cities in the ruins of the old world. This very
cyberpunk world has all the social inequities you’d expect, with the haves and have-nots very
much separated. The propaganda machine and societal changes ensure obedience, as a
very modern form of bread and circuses has developed. And just behind the scenes in the
mega-city of Olympias are the Angels, the not so mythical cyborg enforcers of order in the
regime.
This is where Nephilim and her fellow angels come in. Nephilim is a ruthless agent of the
regime, the perfect assassin and soldier, equally adept at disappearing dissidents and fighting
cyborgs from rival mega-corps. She is the perfect tool of the order, ready for greater things,
including being made an Archangel, one of the leaders of the cyborg soldiers. Perfect, that is,
until a freak encounter with another cyborg send Nephilim on a path she couldn’t ever have
seen coming, as she is given something no other Angel has: A choice. A choice to continue
being a weapon in the service of Olympias or going her own path, and this choice has
consequences for not only her, but for Olympias and the greater world in general.
The protagonist can only be as good as the villains they are fighting against, and in this case,
Nephilim has not only rival corporation’s cyborgs to deal with, but also Metatron, the leader of
the Angels, and the biggest threat to Nephilim if she goes off the rails of her pre-planned life.
He is such a well thought out character, always seeming a step ahead, always that menace
that holds the sword of Damocles over all their heads, ready to remove those heads if they fail
to comply. Nephilim plays off his menace well, and you can only hope as the story goes that
she is able to find a way out from under his seemingly all-seeing gaze.
This new breed of cyberpunk plays homage to the classics by writers like William Gibson, but
goes in it’s own distinct direction, never feeling derivative. It’s got those interesting
speculations about what the fairly near future will hold, and you can tell the author put a lot of
effort into creating a world the reader can become immersed in, and will definitely have some
interesting possibilities in future stories. I can see this story appealing to fans of traditional
cyberpunk, and fans of sci-fi in general. I recommend this book wholeheartedly.
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- Avid Reader
- 06-25-24
Most outstanding Cyberpunk of the last 24 years
I have always been a massive fan of the "classic" Cyberpunk: William Gibson, Philip K Dick, Neal Stephenson, and Isaac Asimov. My personal preference has always been the darker dystopian noir akin to the setting in the movie adaptation of Blade Runner and the 90s animes Ghost in the Shell, Armitage III, and Liquid TV's Aeon Flux.
I mention these prolific works because Behind Blue Eyes by Anna Mocikat is the ONLY modern-day cyberpunk that stands equally with these great works. The 90s was the end of the golden era of cyberpunk, but Mocikat has brought all of it back and more with Behind Blue Eyes.
Unlike several other works by the authors I mentioned earlier, Behind Blue Eyes is a remarkably well-thought-out story arc. The author has obviously spent copious amounts of time and paid meticulous detail to the plot and world-building of her stories. I have not encountered any plot holes, areas of suspension of disbelief, or eye-rolling "plot armor" for a main character.
Everything that takes place in the novels stays true to the rules set up for this dystopian cyberpunk future. All the characters act in a way that is logical and consistent within their character design and profile. None of the characters feel like marionette puppets, clumsily maneuvered due to lazy writing or the need to force a plot device or event to unfold.
Each of the main characters unfolds and develops as the story progresses. Initial impressions are quickly revealed to be classic case studies of why one should not judge a book by its cover. The characters develop into far more profound, complex, and nuanced beings as the story progresses and they are exposed to new opportunities, temptations, and shifting goals.
To reiterate, Behind Blue Eyes is far and away the most well-reasoned, developed, visionary, and engaging cyberpunk series of the last 24 years.
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- Derek
- 03-07-24
absolutely amazing
Behind Blue Eyes is compelling and gripping. Cyberpunk at its finest.
The world is dark and deep yet something makes me want to live in it and experience what it would be like to be a bad ass cyborg.
With tons of action and mystery. I can't recommend this series enough.
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- Conner
- 05-10-24
Great Deal
Join us on nephylem's journey through the blue angel core, and Olympias city's crime ridden underbelly. A must have series if you are into noise and cyberpunk stories. Fantastic story with amazing characters. 10/10
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- David J Bushman
- 03-08-24
Three Awesome Cyberpunk Books for the Price of One
The first three books in the Behind Blue Eyes series have it all. action, suspense, sex, and intrigue. Olympus City is aa spotless look at the future that hides a dark and gritty under belly. The most dangerous thing might be the guardian angels built to protect her. By the end you will question who is good and who is evil.
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- C.T.
- 05-21-24
Fantastic sexy cyberpunk action series
BEHIND BLUE EYES by Anna Mocikat is a independent cyberpunk novel series. It is a story that draws on dystopian science fiction tropes as well as puts the author's own spin on the subject. It also incorporates the journey of its heroine from being a pawn of a corrupt system to being her own woman, finding out along the way that you can't trust anyone even if they seem to be the good guys. A lesson that she learns multiple times with increasing bitterness.
The premise is that in the distant future, humanity has mostly destroyed itself with the survivors living in arcologies run by various megacorporations. Olympias City is run by one and survives due to the efforts of a cybernetic assassins called the Guardian Angels. Blue-eyed mercenaries. they are created from children taken from the dregs of society or its outcasts then upgraded into unfeeling weapons that eliminate all dissidents.
Nephilim is one of the best of the Guardian Angels, soon to be promoted to their Archangel ranks that answer only to the mysterious Metatron. Fortunately, or unfortunately, she is damaged during one of her battles and starts to question her role as a government cleaner. Assisted by a nerdy computer programmer named Finwick, she manages to buy herself some genuine freedom and explores it with a young rebel named Jake. However, totalitarianism turns out to be harder to escape than it sounds.
I like the world-building in this book. Olympias City is a dystopia in the vein of Brave New World versus 1984, focused more on bread and circuses versus direct oppression. You are provided a job, security, and all the sex as well as mindless entertainment you could want. It just requires you to have your news edited, to never disobey your superiors, engage in no religion, and ignore the perversities of the society like legalized child trafficking. Anna introduces the darker elements one at a time so that it takes awhile to understand just how fully messed up the society is.
Nephilim is a fantastic character and one of the more likable heroines I've encountered in the genre. She desperately wants to be free and the good guy but is still fairly naive due to being programmed to trust her superiors as well as believe in her society's propaganda. This pays off in a way that I feel is the highlight of the book. I'm also a fan of Finwick, who is both repulsive and likable in equal parts. I mentally cast him as Seth Green just like I used Kate Beckinsale for Nephilim. Now there's a movie I would have liked to have watched.
Metatron is an amazing villain and comes across something like a Bond villain transported to a cyberpunk dystopia. Educated, charming, and urbane, he's a fellow that thinks he's less of a complete monster than he is. Despite my earlier statement that it's more BNW than 1984, he reminds me strongly of O'Brien from the latter. A man who has immersed himself in the culture of the old world and is aware of the Party's flaws but gleefully pursues its goals anyway.
The story for the first three books is a dark and action-packed one with lots of twists as well as turns. The good guys don't always win (assuming there are in this story) and the bad guys can be truly reprehensible. You won't know who to root for at times. The narration was really well done and I give props to the two who did it, smart choice to divide it between two. I hope there will be a second of these collections as you're getting a steal with the first three for one Audible credit.
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- Aaron Wang
- 05-17-24
Great Cyberpunk!
I'm a big fan of this series and loved the audiobook. The mood music was great and the performances gave the characters extra depth.
The story circles around a dystopian city in a post-apocalyptic, Machavellian future where corporations run the North and South American continents, where super-enhanced cyborgs maintain order. There's intrigue and mayhem and technology that won't disappoint the fans of the genre. I liked the action and storyline, which I won't spoil here, and I'm looking forward to the rest of the series.
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- Michael Hubbard
- 05-13-24
Awesome cyberpunk series
Fast-paced cyberpunk thriller series! This pulls no punches and ramps up the tension with each book. Excellent action scenes and engaging world building had me fully immersed. Can't wait to check out the prequels!
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