The Hive Construct
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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- £3.99
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- £3.99
Publisher Description
Situated deep in the Sahara Desert, New Cairo is a city built on technology – from the huge, life-giving solar panels that keep it functioning in a radically changed, resource-scarce world to the artificial implants that have become the answer to all and any of mankind's medical problems.
But it is also a divided city, dominated by a handful of omnipotent corporate dynasties.
And when a devastating new computer virus begins to spread through the poorest districts, shutting down the life-giving implants that enable so many to survive, the city begins to slide into the anarchy of violent class struggle.
Hiding amidst the chaos is Zala Ulora. A gifted hacker and fugitive from justice, she believes she might be able to earn her life back by tracing the virus to its source and destroying it before it destroys the city. Or before the city destroys itself . . .
With its vivid characters, bold ideas and explosive action, The Hive is science fiction at its most exciting, inventive and accessible.
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In this tense futuristic adventure, a genius hacker once framed for murders returns home in order to battle a computer virus and clear her name. The Soucouyant virus shuts down its victims' bio-augmentation implants, often killing or crippling them. Zala Ulora believes that if she can help stop the virus, she'll redeem herself and be able to return to her old life in New Cairo, a high-tech city in the Sahara Desert. However, in tracking the virus to its source, she uncovers a deadly secret linked to the city's most powerful corporation. Her goals bring her into contact with a terrorist organization that has resorted to increasingly drastic actions in an effort to loosen the economic and social strangleholds of New Cairo's corporations and government. As New Cairo erupts into open rebellion, with fighting in the streets, Zala struggles to stay alive and true to her principles. Debut author Maskill populates the gripping story with a diverse cast and sets it in a richly realized yet claustrophobic world. Unfortunately, some of the nuances are lost in the midst of the chaos and confusion. Multiple perspectives and interwoven narratives provide an epic air. This feels very much like the sequel to an as-yet unwritten adventure, but still packs a punch all on its own.
