Former cyber criminal Blackburn Maddox is living the well-paid, comfortable life of a corporate salaryman. He thinks his criminal past is behind him. He couldn't be more wrong.THE MACHINE KILLER, the first thrilling installment of the CYBERPUNK CITY saga.

THE FUTURE WAITS FOR NO ONE ​The cyberpunk metropolis Shinjuku—a massive city-state bedecked with neon signs, towering skyscrapers, and the latest cutting-edge technology. It is here, in year 2099 of the Fused Era, where the legendary Demon Lord Veltol has his second coming five centuries in the making. But this landscape is nothing like the one he conquered all those years ago, for the fusion of magic and engineering has elevated civilization to dazzling, unprecedented heights. Veltol may have been reduced to a historical footnote, but make no mistake…this brave new world will be his for the taking!

He was finished with the AI wars. They weren't finished with him. Forced by a fringe AI cult to undergo an irreversible procedure, Maddox's mind will never be the same. But in a dark twist of fate, his cybernetically-enhanced brain-the irreversible upgrade he never asked for and never wanted-may hold the key to ending the AI wars for good, and altering humanity's fate forever. The final thrilling chapter in D.L. Young's CYBERPUNK CITY saga, a near-future world of sprawling megacities, rogue AIs, underground tech, and modded mercenaries. A must-read series for fans of gritty, hardcore cyberpunk action!

"This masterful work positions Lu among the vanguard of contemporary futurism and speculative fiction."—Publishers Weekly, starred review In the tradition of Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities, debut author S. Qiouyi Lu has written a multifaceted story of borders, power, diaspora, and transformation with In the Watchful City. The city of Ora is watching. Anima is an extrasensory human tasked with surveilling and protecting Ora’s citizens via a complex living network called the Gleaming. Although ær world is restricted to what æ can see and experience through the Gleaming, Anima takes pride and comfort in keeping Ora safe from harm. When a mysterious outsider enters the city carrying a cabinet of curiosities from around with the world with a story attached to each item, Anima’s world expands beyond the borders of Ora to places—and possibilities—æ never before imagined to exist. But such knowledge leaves Anima with a question that throws into doubt ær entire purpose: What good is a city if it can’t protect its people? At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

“The exciting beginning of a promising new epic fantasy series. Prepare for ancient mysteries, innovative magic, and heart-pounding heists.”—Brandon Sanderson “Complex characters, magic that is tech and vice versa, a world bound by warring trade dynasties: Bennett will leave you in awe once you remember to breathe!”—Tamora Pierce In a city that runs on industrialized magic, a secret war will be fought to overwrite reality itself—the first in a dazzling new series from City of Stairs author Robert Jackson Bennett. Sancia Grado is a thief, and a damn good one. And her latest target, a heavily guarded warehouse on Tevanne’s docks, is nothing her unique abilities can’t handle. But unbeknownst to her, Sancia’s been sent to steal an artifact of unimaginable power, an object that could revolutionize the magical technology known as scriving. The Merchant Houses who control this magic—the art of using coded commands to imbue everyday objects with sentience—have already used it to transform Tevanne into a vast, remorseless capitalist machine. But if they can unlock the artifact’s secrets, they will rewrite the world itself to suit their aims. Now someone in those Houses wants Sancia dead, and the artifact for themselves. And in the city of Tevanne, there’s nobody with the power to stop them. To have a chance at surviving—and at stopping the deadly transformation that’s under way—Sancia will have to marshal unlikely allies, learn to harness the artifact’s power for herself, and undergo her own transformation, one that will turn her into something she could never have imagined.

Special Agent Hector Ramirez is a seasoned FBI agent who is stationed at the Las Vegas field office. He is currently working on a high-stakes case involving a carjacking ring that has been plaguing the city for weeks. The perpetrators are cunning and selective, targeting only one type of car, which has made it difficult for law enforcement to track them down. Hector's mission is clear: save the child and apprehend the suspects. But as he delves deeper into the investigation, he begins to question whether the child was merely a victim of circumstance or if the carjackers had targeted the child all along. The tension builds as Hector follows each lead, never sure who he can trust. As Hector races against time to solve the case, he discovers that the parents of the abducted child may have something to hide. Could they be connected to the carjacking ring? Or is there something else going on that he hasn't yet uncovered? The conflict intensifies as Hector realizes that the carjacking ring is just the tip of the iceberg. There are larger forces at play, and he must navigate his way through a complex web of deceit and corruption to get to the truth. With each new twist and turn, Hector's life is put in danger, but he remains determined to see justice served.