An expansive visceral epic exploring Humanity’s next step.

 

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In a distant future, the corporate megapolis of Mumbai stands as an island of vice and indulgence upon the Sapien Empire's capital world of Terra.

 

An Imperial Task Force from the Apex Legion has focused there. The team of Humanity's finest species, Homo-Transcendus, lands within the subterranean city of eternal night known as The Craves, base level of the Mumbai Dome. They are betrayed and set upon by a waiting street militia leading to all out war. Leader Rennai baits the pursuers into the neon-stroked depths to allow his team the chance to evade.

The Corporate’s true target however is the Enchant Ki’Soun, virtual royalty and conduit for AI goddess Aiza, who flows upon the air static and interstellar currents of The Deitine's vast Empire of Terra. In realms of economic independence such as Mumbai, however, the conglomerate AI Sarpheriss reins, keeping the Imperial ethereal child at bay.

Criminal overlords of the Craves, Aminal Madan and Lali Lai, pull all stops to secure the bounty of this Transcend Enchant prize. Corporate Agent Kaneta plays a balancing act between enabling the street-level toughs and satiating the pinnacle of Humanity's financial tier. His counter, however, Imperial Marshal of The Dome, Randeep Duman, stands resolute in face of the Corporate Goliath, ever in The Deitine's name. His heir, First Deputy Marshal Penpei Nai stands with him, while promoting her own defiance against the persistent salacious stereotype of her species. She was not created as some Trillionaire's joytoy.

As to why the Enchant brought Apex Legion to the city is unknown. As to why the city now hunts her is unknown, but Rennai stalks the rooftops, devoted to finding and protecting her at all costs. The Madan Crew grow closer, Corporate Security teams enclose as well. Sarpheriss counters and impedes all efforts, and soon Rennai is matched by a Vampiric and Vampish bounty hunter heralding from the boundless depths of the frontier.

But all the while another presence looms, flowing and snaking through the currents of its AI kin. But it is not kin. It tastes different somehow to the Enchant's tongue, more like something from 'out there'. But it is spreading, fuelling and feeding upon emotion and corrupting whom it grasps. Something is taking place 'out there'. Imperial BattleGroups are redeploying 'out there'. It is becoming clear there is more to be learned 'out there', but for now attentions must hone upon this contained little war in the Mumbai Dome.

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“Good God, man – where do you get this stuff from! I have no idea where I would start trying to write a story like this.”

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Vallecia, Book One of The AiZA Series, is the beginning of an expansive, creative, evocative and visceral space opera founding itself within Cyberpunk, Dystopian and Genetic-Engineering themes, to then expand into the stratosphere beyond.

 

Book 2 & 3 are now in development.

 

“Funny, Gritty, Mature, Unique Concepts and Deep Characters.”