Presence

Presence is a technothriller about the future of Virtual Reality. The novel has an intriguing cast of characters, riffs on themes of identity and privacy, and features enough drones and clones to satisfy the geekiest of science fiction readers.

”Completely changed the way I think about VR.” Josh Todd (Verified Purchase)

”Surprisingly gritty - the virtual world of Doppel has its own seedy underbelly, a thinly-veiled critique of present-day troll culture.” Tom Cully

”An electrifying ride through the future of virtual reality!" Top cyberpunk novelist Eliot Peper

After attending a mixed reality march in Washington DC, protesting against the government’s insidious Drone Defense Network, Gats Holloway makes a shocking discovery. Her best friend Adrian has been shot dead. Determined to find his killer, Gats explores the dark side of Doppel, a massively popular virtual world and the Facebook of its era. Along the way she encounters a terrorist plot, multiple virtual clones, and a hacker group called Random. Can Gats navigate the increasingly violent Doppel and bring Adrian’s killer to justice?