Patriots & Phantoms

Name: Patriots & Phantoms
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)

S D Maric

Dec 2023 · World Castle Publishing, LLC

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The dust is still settling in America after the Second Civil War. The country (what’s left of it) is a fractured, tribal mess. The Patriot Party rules a patchwork of military districts across 43 remaining states while the American overseas empire slowly crumbles as it faces off against the ascendant and hostile Eurasian Defense Pact. Lieutenant George Novak (an intel analyst and head of a Pentagon “kill team”) is tasked with hunting down the agents and operatives (foreign and domestic) who crippled America years earlier.

As these events churn, the world is on the verge of something even bigger. A new revolution is taking shape as neural interfacing technology promises to fundamentally change what it means to be human. Visionary Dr. Ruby Monroe heads a New York neurotech firm at the forefront of this wave. It’s more than just business for her — it’s the post-ideological future of human civilization. She soon attracted the attention of foreign interests.

As international tensions continue to rise, Novak’s team tracks down a major fugitive, bringing matters to a boil and unleashing forces that none of the players involved (Monroe herself included) fully understand.

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J. Gustavsson

October 4, 2024

A tense, highly original speculative SF thriller that tackles the nightmare scenario of state and corporate power implemented through cutting-edge neural technology. We're talking algorithms that decode neural activity and predict mass behaviour with frightening accuracy. Alongside this, those in power use the booming industry of neural "nodes" (direct neural interfaces) that millions willingly save up for so they can "enhance" everything from sex to the taste of wine. All of this is set against the backdrop of a post-civil war America and a crumbling world order. The protagonist, a scientist and warrant officer in the military, questions his loyalties when he sees the ways in which this technology is being used.

About the author

S.D. Maric is a novelist, playwright, and screenwriter out of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. When not writing, he enjoys hikes, strategy games, any topic in history or STEM, and enormous bowls of soup.

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