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Cortex
Cortex
Series · 4 books · 2020-2021
By
Jim Keen
Books in series
#0.5
Contact Binary
2020
The clock is ticking on a man’s life. Will she choose devotion or duty?
New York City, 2056. Sarah is torn between love and a dangerous lie. When she attempts an illegal biotech heist with her hacker crew, they’re ambushed in a police sting. On the run with one accomplice dead and her boyfriend wounded, she’s forced to search for a black-market answer before he bleeds out. With the cops hot on their heels, Sarah tracks down a dubious informant for aid. But it’ll take a desperate deal with an insane half-human machine to save her lover’s life. And if they find out who she is, they’ll both be permanently deleted. Can Sarah restore the man she loves and keep her deadly secret from coming to light?
Contact Binary is a breathless cyberpunk science fiction novella set in the gritty Cortex series. If you like surprise twists, dangerous affairs, and terrifying AI, then you’ll love this exclusive electrifying tale.
#1
The Paradise Factory
2020
She's a policewoman with a past. In a future ruled by AI, one bad decision could get her killed... or worse. New York, 2055. Former UN Marine Alice Yu is a beat-down cop running from guilt in a bankrupt city. Brutally ambushed and left for dead, she's powerless to prevent a ruthless crime boss from abducting the partner she idolizes. Though it will cost her job in a world with 99% unemployment, she vows to bring him back from the lawless and forbidden Fourth Ward Territory. Fighting through injuries and resurfacing trauma, Yu relentlessly tracks her mentor's trail. But when her PTSD flares in the face of a cartel death squad, her bloody background could spell her demise. And if she doesn't succeed, the entire city is doomed. Can Yu save the man she failed, or will her quest for redemption become a suicide mission? The Paradise Factory is the pulse-pounding first book in the Cortex cyberpunk science fiction series. If you like gritty heroines, loyal friends, and dystopian high-tech worlds, then you'll love Jim Keen's action-packed adventure.
#2
This Automatic Eden
2020
When 99% of humans are unemployed, it’s only a matter of time before they become 100% expendable. New York City, 2057. Still recovering from her tortured past, ex-NYPD cop Alice Yu’s life has crashed. But when a murdered government witness turns out to be an illegal human copy, she seizes the chance to win back her badge by helping the investigation. Partnered with a mysterious FBI agent, she quickly finds herself in the crosshairs of a brutal conspiracy. Barely surviving assassination, they follow the trail to Washington, D.C. But Yu’s partner has his own agenda. And the powers that be have no intention of allowing her to solve this case… Can Yu expose their devastating plot before she becomes its next victim? This Automatic Eden is the second nail-biting novel in the Cortex cyberpunk science fiction series. If you like tough action heroines, dark visions of the future, and atmospheric settings, then you’ll love Jim Keen’s AI thriller. Buy This Automatic Eden to decode the truth today!
#3
The Genesis Engine
2021
A fallen U.S. government. A city verging on collapse. Can a lone cop stop an insane crime lord from destroying the home she’s vowed to protect? 2059. NYPD cop Alice Yu trusts no one. And with newfound fame making her a reluctant figurehead, there’s no way she’s telling anybody that her reprinted body is failing and she’s dying. But when she hosts a city-saving truce between gang bosses and the police, a bloody confrontation leads to an enraged standoff. With negotiations stalled, Yu partners with a secretive UN special agent to track down the power-hungry monster intent on destroying the decaying metropolis. But as the fiend remains elusive and a growing AI threat endangers the entire planet, she must push herself harder than ever before to save the city before her own clock hits zero… Has Yu got enough life left to prevent a shadowy enemy from bringing New York to its knees? The Genesis Engine is the thrilling third book in the jaw-dropping Cortex science fiction trilogy.
Author
Jim Keen
Author · 4 books