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Blade Runner meets Orwell's 1984 in Mother's Hand.
Set in a crumbling dystopian future, Earth is ruled by the all-seeing and unforgiving Mother.
Kal dutifully donates his body to the military for four years while his consciousness is stored. He will wake up with no memories of the things his body has done in war.
Six years later, Kal wakes screaming a name he doesn't know. As he tries to reconnect with his former life he soon realizes that Mother is not finished with him yet.
As Kal fights to avoid capture he begins to peel back the lies that surround Mother's system and must discover the truth about his past before it's too late.
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