The data stored in her blood can save a city on the brink... or destroy it, in this gripping cyberpunk thriller Shortlisted for the 2019 Compton Crook Award for best first Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror Novel When college student Emery Driscoll is blackmailed into being a courier for a clandestine organisation, she's cut off from the neural implant community which binds the domed city of New Worth together. Her new employers exploit her rare condition which allows her to carry encoded data in her blood, and train her to transport secrets throughout the troubled city. New Worth is on the brink of Emergence - freedom from the dome - but not everyone wants to leave. Then a data drop goes bad, and Emery is caught between factions: those who want her blood, and those who just want her dead. 2018 SFR Galaxy Award Winner — a “standout” book in Science Fiction Romance File Under: Science Fiction [ Under the Dome
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Bright Future ] "Lauren C Teffeau brings us a fully-realized world filled with conflict, drama, and insight." – Walter Jon Williams, multiple-award-winning author of Hardwired and the Praxis series " Implanted takes readers to the bleeding edge of a hopeful future and dives headlong into the risks required to make that future real. Emery is a character I loved from the start for her skills and flaws both, and Teffeau takes this ultra-high-tech future to new heights and depths with incredible skill. Such a great adventure!" – Fran Wilde , Hugo and Nebula finalist and Andre Norton-winning author of the Bone Universe series "Futuristic intrigue solidly rooted in intricate, multi-level worldbuilding – spiced with just a touch of romance – singles Lauren C Teffeau's Implanted out from the cyberpunk pack." – Jane Lindskold , New York Times bestselling author of Through Wolf's Eyes "Teffeau serves up the future and it's entertaining and scary! The arms race of hackers and blockers goes to new heights, in an intriguing tale of life in the non-utopic automated cities of the future." – S M Stirling , New York Times bestselling author of Black Chamber and The Sky-Blue Wolves "Imaginative and thrilling, IMPLANTED features a truly unique premise, characters you'll want to root for, and a fascinating, fully-realized future." – Lori M Lee , author of Gates of Thread and Stone and The Infinite "Extreme weather has forced humans into domed cities. As they approach the day they will emerge, a young woman uncovers a nefarious plot that could change everything. Implanted is a thought-provoking look into our environmental responsibilities and the dangers of a hyperconnected society." -- Grist.org's Definitive Climate Fiction Reading List "This is a cracking tale. It's reminiscent of the best spy thrillers of the last century, mixed up with some well thought out SF technological ideas." -- The British Fantasy Society LAUREN C TEFFEAU was born and raised on the East Coast, educated in the South, and employed in the Midwest. Lauren now lives and dreams in the southwestern United States. When she was younger, she poked around in the back of wardrobes, tried to walk through mirrors, and always kept an eye out for secret passages, fairy rings, and messages from aliens. Now, she writes to cope with her ordinary existence. Implanted is her first novel. Chapter One My implant, working in concert with the arcade’s rec suite, mimics the sensations of fists striking flesh and bone. The pain reverberates back to my brain, but I don’t bruise, I don’t bleed, I certainly don’t break. And I don’t feel the crawling animal need to survive – or fear that I won’t – the way I would in real life. Fear I know firsthand. Considering all that, beating the shit out of computer-generated thugs is only so satisfying, but I take what I can get. The immersive generates my next wave of opponents, and anything goes. That’s the whole reason I chose this particular street combat scenario to complement the hours of martial arts training I’ve logged. When your life’s on the line, form and philosophy can hinder as much as help. Setting up kicks or chaining together moves burns time you may not have. With the arcade’s AI tweaking the level of difficulty each round, I have to draw on every technique I’ve picked up over the years. The fear found in the arcade may be a simulation, but it’s still a good way to learn how to stay on your toes. Especially down here. The abandoned warehouse has rows of cargo containers I can hide behind or otherwise use against my opponents, but I try not to resort to that if I can hold my own in the open area toward the center of the building. Ancient fluorescent lights buzz overhead, adding to the derelict ambiance. Anticipation blazes bright and hot as the two gangbangers circle me. There’s a story mode about infiltrating a drug ring, but I’m just here for the realistic fight mechanics. The taller one on the left is the first to oblige. He steps forwa
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Bright Future ] "Lauren C Teffeau brings us a fully-realized world filled with conflict, drama, and insight." – Walter Jon Williams, multiple-award-winning author of Hardwired and the Praxis series " Implanted takes readers to the bleeding edge of a hopeful future and dives headlong into the risks required to make that future real. Emery is a character I loved from the start for her skills and flaws both, and Teffeau takes this ultra-high-tech future to new heights and depths with incredible skill. Such a great adventure!" – Fran Wilde , Hugo and Nebula finalist and Andre Norton-winning author of the Bone Universe series "Futuristic intrigue solidly rooted in intricate, multi-level worldbuilding – spiced with just a touch of romance – singles Lauren C Teffeau's Implanted out from the cyberpunk pack." – Jane Lindskold , New York Times bestselling author of Through Wolf's Eyes "Teffeau serves up the future and it's entertaining and scary! The arms race of hackers and blockers goes to new heights, in an intriguing tale of life in the non-utopic automated cities of the future." – S M Stirling , New York Times bestselling author of Black Chamber and The Sky-Blue Wolves "Imaginative and thrilling, IMPLANTED features a truly unique premise, characters you'll want to root for, and a fascinating, fully-realized future." – Lori M Lee , author of Gates of Thread and Stone and The Infinite "Extreme weather has forced humans into domed cities. As they approach the day they will emerge, a young woman uncovers a nefarious plot that could change everything. Implanted is a thought-provoking look into our environmental responsibilities and the dangers of a hyperconnected society." -- Grist.org's Definitive Climate Fiction Reading List "This is a cracking tale. It's reminiscent of the best spy thrillers of the last century, mixed up with some well thought out SF technological ideas." -- The British Fantasy Society LAUREN C TEFFEAU was born and raised on the East Coast, educated in the South, and employed in the Midwest. Lauren now lives and dreams in the southwestern United States. When she was younger, she poked around in the back of wardrobes, tried to walk through mirrors, and always kept an eye out for secret passages, fairy rings, and messages from aliens. Now, she writes to cope with her ordinary existence. Implanted is her first novel. Chapter One My implant, working in concert with the arcade’s rec suite, mimics the sensations of fists striking flesh and bone. The pain reverberates back to my brain, but I don’t bruise, I don’t bleed, I certainly don’t break. And I don’t feel the crawling animal need to survive – or fear that I won’t – the way I would in real life. Fear I know firsthand. Considering all that, beating the shit out of computer-generated thugs is only so satisfying, but I take what I can get. The immersive generates my next wave of opponents, and anything goes. That’s the whole reason I chose this particular street combat scenario to complement the hours of martial arts training I’ve logged. When your life’s on the line, form and philosophy can hinder as much as help. Setting up kicks or chaining together moves burns time you may not have. With the arcade’s AI tweaking the level of difficulty each round, I have to draw on every technique I’ve picked up over the years. The fear found in the arcade may be a simulation, but it’s still a good way to learn how to stay on your toes. Especially down here. The abandoned warehouse has rows of cargo containers I can hide behind or otherwise use against my opponents, but I try not to resort to that if I can hold my own in the open area toward the center of the building. Ancient fluorescent lights buzz overhead, adding to the derelict ambiance. Anticipation blazes bright and hot as the two gangbangers circle me. There’s a story mode about infiltrating a drug ring, but I’m just here for the realistic fight mechanics. The taller one on the left is the first to oblige. He steps forwa