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Dryco

Sumérgete en un futuro distópico donde los implantes cibernéticos, el control corporativo y la lucha por la supervivencia definen la existencia. Esta saga combina acción trepidante con profundas cuestiones sobre la humanidad en la era de la tecnología avanzada. Explora narrativas que atraviesan viajes en el tiempo y líneas de tiempo alternativas, donde cada elección puede remodelar el destino. Es un universo complejo e interconectado que ofrece una experiencia de lectura cautivadora y que invita a la reflexión.

Ambiente. Roman.
Heathern
Terraplane. Roman.
Going, Going, Gone
Elvissey
Random Acts of Senseless Violence
  • Lola Hart is an ordinary girl living a comfortable life in near-future Manhattan, until her family's life falls apart under the pressures of a city and country that is spinning out of control. Faced with the pressures of surviving any way she can, and surrounded by the new language and violence of the streets, Lola metamorphoses into a street-wise hustler.

    Random Acts of Senseless Violence
    4,0
  • A savagely brilliant novel of apocalypse, redemption, and rock 'n' roll by the acclaimed author of Ambient, Terraplane, and Heathern. Elvissey is the story of a troubled couple who voyage across time on a desperate mis sion--to kidnap the young Elvis Presley and make him a demigod in a decadent urban future.

    Elvissey
    3,8
  • Going, Going, Gone

    • 224 páginas
    • 8 horas de lectura

    Set in 1968, the story follows Walter Bullitt, a government freelancer who tests psychotropics on himself and others without remorse. His moral compass is challenged when he's asked to sabotage Bobby Kennedy's campaign, complicated by the arrival of supernatural elements in his life. Two enigmatic women pull him into a mission to save New York, intertwining personal and political stakes. Jack Womack's novel is praised for its cleverness and serves as a fitting conclusion to the Ambient series, offering a sharp critique of contemporary America.

    Going, Going, Gone
    4,0
  • Heathern

    • 224 páginas
    • 8 horas de lectura

    Set in a dystopian future, the narrative follows Thatcher Dryden, a former drug kingpin turned corporate leader, as he aims to deliver a manufactured Messiah to a desperate world. However, Lester Macaffrey, a schoolteacher performing genuine miracles in the Lower East Side, defies control. As Dryden's team plots to commercialize salvation, his mistress becomes captivated by Macaffrey, leading to unexpected transformations that could alter the course of humanity. The story combines dark humor with a critique of corporate greed and media influence.

    Heathern
    3,7
  • Ambient: In einem New York der nahen Zukunft geben sich die Reichen Orgien hin, während die Armen ums Überleben kämpfen. Die Straßen sind von Gewalt und dem Glauben an die Kirche Elvis Presleys geprägt. Der Sicherheitsmann O’Malley ist auf der Flucht, nachdem er die Geliebte des Konzernchefs angegriffen hat. Auf seiner Reise durch eine bizarre Welt von Subkulturen und geheimnisvollen Gangs deckt er eine erschreckende Verschwörung auf, in der die Zahl der Morde steigt. Er gerät in eine Falle und um zu überleben, muss er töten...

    Ambiente. Roman.
    3,5