far can someone modify his/her body to improve his/her abilities
How far, can someone push himself, adding mechanic changes, to enhance vision, hearing.
. to be less human
That's the theme of this scifi, but it's not an usual android/robot theme, because in this case, it's a vampire that want desperately to be more strong, than he already is.
Meet Liam the only narrator of the story, He is not human, obvious, because he is a vampire, The story start with him, getting close to his target, Because this vampire, full of technological adds, is a hitman,
Liam not just must, but he want to kill Daniel,
Daniel is part of the elite, He don't choke trying to breath the polluted air of the Gutter, the lower part of the city, No, Daniel is a "sky person", living in his high apartment, in a world Liam still miss,
I can't say more, or will spoil the story, You will follow Liam, the narrator, during his journey to get above, reach his target, and, . . kill him Well, read to know, . because Liam and Daniel are not just Hitman and Victim, . . there is much more behind it,
I want to clarify it's a standalone, even if it's clear there is the intention of more books.
stars Great scifi, amazing paranormal aspects, and trilling adventure, I'm looking forward to read more of Liam and Daniel world, Let me take you into this futurist world where vampires and humans coexist together, The two races work and live together, but are forbidden to play with one another,
Liam fell for a human and in doing so, lost everything, and nearly lost his life, Forced to squander in the depths of despair after his family disowned him, he turned to prostitution and before long became an assassin.
His next hit will change his life forever, if he can actually pull the trigger, on his ex.
Daniel, son of Richie Rich, has amillion dollar price on his head will he find a way to dodge the bullet of revenge that is hot on his tail Better yet, what will he do with the hired gun who still holds his heart
Sounds like fun aye Yea, I thought so too.
Crystal clear glass and shimmering polished steel contain an elite class high in the Sky, The supreme elitists that reside here use the common folks in the Gutter to do their dirty work, Superpowered bloodsuckers vamped with mods living in a cyperpunk world, Somebody really needs to take this to Hollywood, I was completely sold on the worldbuilding it was never lacking nor was suffocating, Flippin' fabulous!
The sexual tension left me edgy, but I was pleasantly rewarded with a steamy reunion, Damn, I sure do love reunions,
Sometimes there's nothing better than angry passion,
It may have been short, but it was packed with solid, smooth writing, It snagged my attention quickly and left me eager for more,
Book two Yes please!
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One of the things that made this a good read was the world that was built in this book.
The introduction of mods not that it's exactly original in an M/M novel, the futuristic money hoarding companies which produce those mods, and the Gutter was thrilling to read.
And what's even more intriguing is the presence of Vampires, I wish that was more elaborated on, It felt like there wasn't enough background given on that, so it felt kind of out of place and a bit weird.
But it's such an interesting addition to a world like this, It didn't seem to me like vampires were feared as monsters, but rather maybe more as just very influential, power people.
The characters were likable, and the romance sweet, though not as tangible and fleshed out as I want.
It's a short and sweet ride, and a perfectly relaxing bed read, This short story has some excellent worldbuilding and two interesting characters with a complex backstory, This is a nearfuture realistic urban fantasy/sci fi with vampires, The world and its ramifications were the heart of the story for me and the relationship between the MCs took a little bit of a backseat to it.
I wish this had been longer, with a bit more relationshipbuilding, However it was fascinating, and I definitely would read a sequel is the author ever writes one,
For a shorter story, I must say that the world building was a bang up job, . . I could complete picture this like a movie in the head, I really enjoyed the lovers, enemies, lovers theme and really look forward to seeing the joined forces in a battle for a just cause!
Enjoyed this one, short but well written.
Cybernetix, good name for a cyber chip company, and you'll have to forgive me if I keep thinking of the Sirius Cybernetics Corp.
Hitchhikers Guide. . love that book.
Liam Lansing is a vampire and is down on his luck, He's scaled the heights and lived in the 'Sky', the upper echelons of this world for the very rich unfortunately, when his vampire family discovered that his lover was human, he was cast out and now makes his living !! as a contract killer, but spends his time in the 'Gutter', where pollution, crime and death are commonplace.
Daniel Harding is a computer wiz and former lover of Liam, the person who outted Liam and the reason Liam was cast out from his vampire family, but he's also the son of the owner of Cybernetix Corp.
He works for his father, but is plotting the company's downfall from within, he detests everything about Cybernetix and the genetic modifications mods they manufacture, Since outting Liamyears ago, he hasn't seen or heard from him surprised much, but when Daniel's father Richard decides that Daniel is no longer an asset to the company and has become a liability, he employs Liam to take Daniel out.
Needless to say, there's a lot of stuff going on in the background that only the chosen few know about, one of those things being that several chip companies have invented a chip which protects vampires from the sun, but of course, company bosses don't want the vampires to know that this chip exists.
. . they want vampires to keep pumping money into their companies for R amp D,
What happens when Liam turns up at Daniel's apartment, I will leave you to find out, It was an exciting ride, and I'm looking forward to the sequel 'Something New under the Sun', Fantastic ride. Loved the setting, the conflict between mods and nonmods, the relationship between Liam and Daniel, all of it was exciting.
Can't wait to dig into the story even more in the sequel, Great story, great characters. Wow. We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the, Oscar Wilde
Sorry, couldn't resist, . .
The best thing about this book is the world building, The Gutter is a polluted place where the destitute and the desperate live, where people do anything legal and illegal to survive.
Here they produce the goods and gadgets for the elite of society, for those living in the Sky, The Sky is inhabited by the rich and powerful and among them are humans and vampires, It's a society where people can choose to be enhanced by technology with body implants called mods,
Liam is a vampire who was cast out by his family because of Daniel, his human lover, the same man he's been hired to kill.
Both Liam and Daniel are the spoiled sons of wealthy families, but now Liam is forced to live in the Gutter and Daniel is fighting the company managed by his own father from the inside.
Daniel was not easy to like and I confess it was hard not to want Liam to kill him.
Daniel was the one that, with his reckless idealism, revealed his relationship with Liam, because he didn't want Liam to have his body further modified.
He made a decision without thinking about the consequences and even when Liam told him what he had to go through to survive in the Gutter, he showed little emotion, not even a reasonable remorse.
If it had been me, I would have asked Liam to kill me already because I wouldn't want to live with that guilt.
I also think that it's easy to feel justified because he's doing whatever he can to make the living conditions in the Gutter better, while staying in his cozy apartment in the Sky.
I do hope there will be a sequel where Daniel will have to grow up a bit and sacrifice something important too.
I must confess that I liked the technological aspect so much that I felt that Liam's vampire nature was a bit redundant, even if it gave the idea of the social separation between Liam and Daniel.
I hope there'll be a sequel also because the setting is ripe with possible developments for example the vampire angles was not sufficiently explained in my opinion.
I like not being told everything, but I don't like feeling too clueless, I would have cut some of Liam and Daniel's interaction for a little bit more of world background,
I also think that Liam's feelings of betrayal could have been explored deeper, The fact that he's erady to kill Daniel makes clear how hurt he was, of course, but he's a bit too cold and composed as a narrator.
Does it depend on the mods Do they influence the emotional side of a person I'd love to know,
Anyway: kudos to the author for the excellent world building, it has both poetry and politics in it and the obsession with physical enhancement
is also an original element.
I hope to read a sequel,
Between his natural strengths and his Cybernetix mods, no mark has ever escaped him,
Liams exlover Daniel is the heir to Cybernetixand its greatest threat, Horrified by people less man than machine and the exploitation of Gutter factory workers, hed rather destroy Cybernetix than inherit it.
. . if his father doesnt destroy him first,
Years of anger and a heap of mods have kept Daniel and Liam apart, When Liam is hired to slaughter a man in his glass Sky tower, he walks right into a Danielshaped trap.
Daniels father has betrayed them both, and only by working together can Daniel and Liam survive the coming day, They have no reason to trust each other, but as the dawn looms, a bargain that began with the simple urge to live soon reminds them of the love they once shared.
Can they find each other again, or will the Cybernetix assassins find them first L A Witt never ceases to amaze me.
This time it's Cyberpunk think dystopian meets high tech and it's well done, It's not long, aroundpages, but it packs a bit into those pages,
Lots of reviews, My two cents worth.
Liam, part vampire, part machine he's full of mods to improve him, help him heal quicker, be a more efficient assassin is sent to kill his ex lover and heir to a Cyber empire, Daniel.
Daddy is none to happy his son knows too much about his dodgy empire and doesn't approve, It's a very well written backstory by the way, it would make any conspiracy theorist proud, Liam is set up, Daniel and Liam join forces and have to leave the better part of town, the Sky, for the seamier part of town, the Gutter.
Lots of action on the way, Some world building, which I hope will be expanded on in book, because, while it was pretty good in the pages provided, it could have been edgier to give greater depth and more atmosphere.
It took me a while to warm up to Liam and Daniel but once I did it was all good.
Did you have to shoot him, Daniel
The dialogue was terrific sharp, sarcastic, witty, obnoxious, Everything I would expect of this style of writing,
There was plenty of action escaping one part of town, having to remove a potentially toxic chip in Daniel's shoulder.
ah the title of the book! Love it when the title ties in and Ms Witt did it well,
Some sex, not a lot, but when it happened it was L A Witt good,
Technically the writing was just right I have a real love of nanotechnology/nanobots, and I thought the writing was technical enough, interesting enough, without overwhelming, or potentially boring the reader.
I bought this book to lead into booksitelinkSomething New Under the Sun, which I've preordered, Looking forward to the next installment for Liam and Daniel,
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