In the System of Federated Nations, a new religion is growing fast. The Electric Church offers eternal life - the only catch is, you’ve got to be killed first. Millions have had their brains placed in advanced cybernetic bodies, making them immortal. But rumour has it that the new converts aren’t quite as willing as the Monks make out.
Avery Cates is a low-life contract killer, prepared to slit anyone’s throat for a few measly Yen. But even he gets the heebie-jeebies from the plasticised, eternally-serene stare of the Monks. He’ll have to come face to face with them soon enough though, because Cates is on the run from the System Cops and can only redeem himself by taking out the head of the Electric Church. That’s if the gun-toting, super-augmented cybernetic Monks don’t get to his own head first . . .
- 'An exhilarating example of powerful and entertaining storytelling' Guardian, ‘Somers plot sprints along . . . entertaining near-future noir’ Publishers Weekly, ‘Somers writes with assurance and style. This is fun, cyberpunky noir SF with just the right mix of fatalism and attitude’ SFSite, 'A first-rate piece of science fiction entertainment' SF Signal.com, ‘An action-filled noir thriller reminiscent of Blade Runner’ Library Journal Review
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Published 04/02/2010