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The Algorithmic Detective

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Reads 39
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Parts 3
Time 25m

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For the last few years, Kay's life has been a riotous blast living loose and fast amidst the geo-political upheaval of the late-capitalism climate collapse. But now that the dust of globalized anarchy is slowly settling, and a tentative new world order is seamlessly slotting into place, Kay has to make some changes to his life. For starters, he has to find a job in this unfolding age of pervasive surveillance,  synthetic media, and barren wastelands. 

The Algorithmic Detective is wry neo-noir story that draw the prescient tropes of cyberpunk into the age of climate change dystopias. 

Set to be somewhere between a long short-story and a novelette, I'll sporadically update bite-sized chapters as they get written.All Rights Reserved

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Forever Fighting | ✔️ | [previously Espionage: double-cross] by WinterWillow901

Guns, revenge and buildings to bomb, what could go wrong? ✮ He came in, gun held out in front of him in one hand while the other was resting on his hip where a sharp dagger gleamed in the light. "Come on out little girl, why not make this easier for both of us. The agency you ran away from just want to have a little talk, that's all." She scoffed internally. Yeah right. Then the footsteps ceased. She peeked to the right, then to the left. Neither direction showed any sign of the intruder. She looked up in front of her and gasped, the glint of steel and smell of death as overwhelming as it was adrenaline inducing, exciting. "Boo." ✮ Murder, accidents, assassinations. Call it what you will, it's all the same, all has the same life breaking, mind shattering consequences - be it for the victim or the bystander. It had shaped Alex in a way no one should be. Broken down and rebuilt into the perfect soldier, one who had the power to change the world, to fight battles that would either make or break the carefully constructed vision we all live in. The only small, minute, really unimportant detail - it's pretty hard to get into a government classified site when you're 15 years old and have a rag-tag team of double-crossing back-stabbers behind you. Not to mention the threat of a world war and ghost hanging above your head. Armed with sarcasm, wit, and a hell of a lot of aggressive intentions, it won't be too long till a sticky situation is all that's ahead of you. Sometimes, running head-first into a situation isn't the best idea. Instead, you gotta play a game. A deadly game where either you have all the pieces on the board, or you have nothing. [previously known as Espionage: double-cross] Thanks for reading :)

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𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄'𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 | an apocalyptic novel © cover

Forever Fighting | ✔️ | [previously Espionage: double-cross] cover

Neon Echoes: Oblivion Trace cover

The Trap of Love | GxG cover

You know who I am cover

Twin At First Sight |✓| cover

Burnt Blood: The Werewolf Within cover

Undercover cover

American Devil cover

𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄'𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 | an apocalyptic novel ©

New York - The Bronx, 1995 - 2035 In the aftermath of a catastrophic global climate shift, humanity finds itself at the mercy of an unforgiving planet. With weather patterns gone haywire, society has crumbled, and survivors must band together to withstand the relentless onslaught of nature's fury. From towering hurricanes to acidic rain and bone-chilling blizzards, every day is a battle for survival - perhaps the last. Within the chaos, alliances form and fracture, secrets are revealed, and characters are pushed to their limits as they cling to the harsh reality that in this new world, the weather itself has become humanity's greatest enemy. (Contains possible triggering content, trigger warning at the end, 18+!) [rewritten May 7th 2024, 160k+ words]