Blu[e] Node

by Benoit Chartier

Tekla, a full-time bodyguard and part-time hacker, finds herself in possession of precious DNA. After a deadly drone attack destroys a nightclub while she protects her charge, she’s forced to decide between her loyalty to her mafia boss… and her own desire to survive.After five year-old Sachiko mysteriously disappears from her home in the presence of her parents, she is plunged into Shinjuku, a world of virtual reality addicts trying to access the entity that has always lived inside her head. Genzo Ito, the private investigator hired to find her, stumbles onto a sinister plot involving cryogenically frozen children and must battle the ruthless Yakuza in order to save the girl and return her to her home.From the sunny Heights to the stygian miasma of The Heap 450 levels below, Vertical City Tokyo in 2333 is a lawless and frightening city.Blu[e] Node is dystopian cyber-punk at its finest.

232 pages, Paperback

Published February 13, 2020

Reviews

[Quentin · Rating 2 out of 5]

I got bored of it. Not a terrible book by any means but it was kinda generic. I made a note while I was reading that just talked about the characters and I had nothing special to say about them. This book takes place in the same universe as Red Nexus but is very disconnected. Nearing the end I found out Wen from the first book may make an appearance in this one too. I didn't make it there to find out though. I will go back to this book eventually even if I just skim through to the end and see what happens. I want to say that there were some spelling errors and grammatical issues throughout as well which took away from the reading experience for me.

[Engel Dreizehn · Rating 4 out of 5]

The only complaint I have with the narrative is Sachiko seems to act far too intelligent and mature for a five year old. All in all...nicely done and woven cyberpunk mystery bound like Vertical Tokyo.

[Dave Rhoden · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not a direct sequel to the previous book but set in the same world.