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Privatized Freedom
In the frozen heart of Svalbard, the future is privately owned.
Ashton Frey is a washed-up private investigator with a burned-out neural implant and a job he should’ve walked away from. Now he’s chasing a corporate conspiracy from the gutters of Helsinki to the permafrost of the Arctic north. Haunted by his past, hunted by kill teams, and carrying an ego-maniacal AI in his head that won’t shut up.
Privatized Freedom is a gritty Nordic cyberpunk thriller soaked in corporate absurdity and razor-edged satire, where AIs are in therapy, assassins offer customer satisfaction surveys, and rebellion comes with a subscription fee.
Equal parts high-velocity action and dark comedy, it’s a savage ride through a future that’s already been bought and sold.
Ashton Frey is a washed-up private investigator with a burned-out neural implant and a job he should’ve walked away from. Now he’s chasing a corporate conspiracy from the gutters of Helsinki to the permafrost of the Arctic north. Haunted by his past, hunted by kill teams, and carrying an ego-maniacal AI in his head that won’t shut up.
Privatized Freedom is a gritty Nordic cyberpunk thriller soaked in corporate absurdity and razor-edged satire, where AIs are in therapy, assassins offer customer satisfaction surveys, and rebellion comes with a subscription fee.
Equal parts high-velocity action and dark comedy, it’s a savage ride through a future that’s already been bought and sold.
393 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 5, 2025
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About the author
Rhys Constance
2 books1 followerBorn in Australia, Rhys Constance developed a rare allergy to sand and happiness. Finland had neither. It was perfect. A place where winter feels like a blackout and summer feels like a tax audit from the sun. Both ideal conditions for writing satirical dystopian fiction. A lifelong admirer of sci-fi, cyberpunk, and the absurdity of human existence, Rhys specializes in stories where mega-corporations rule the world, technology ruins lives in hilarious ways, and the little guy has to out-think the system (or at least make a few sarcastic remarks before getting crushed by it).
His debut novel, Privatized Freedom, is a satirical dive into a world where personal liberty is just another thing you can’t afford. When he’s not writing, Rhys enjoys coffee strong enough to dissolve steel, video games, anime, and staring at the snow in quiet existential terror.
His debut novel, Privatized Freedom, is a satirical dive into a world where personal liberty is just another thing you can’t afford. When he’s not writing, Rhys enjoys coffee strong enough to dissolve steel, video games, anime, and staring at the snow in quiet existential terror.
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