{"product_id":"empaths-and-operators-plum-parrot-9798347014248","title":"Empaths and Operators: A Cyberpunk Adventure","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTony and Addie must up their game--or get put out of business for good--in the second volume of this dystopian series from the creator of Victor of Tucson.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Blast isn't your typical New Manhattan neighborhood. It's the kind of high-tech, hardwired cyberpunk underworld where only the tough survive and maniacs \u003ci\u003ethrive.\u003c\/i\u003e So it's the perfect place for ex-corporate black bagger Tony Santoro and intrepid reporter Addie Jones to set up shop as legitimate operators. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTony has the professional skills and experience while Addie has the budding ability to manipulate the ever-present, dimension-bending Dust to her advantage. Ready to take on the kind of work other people run from, they're hoping to make a difference--and some cash--along the way. And as new jobs present themselves, the simmering attraction between the duo grows . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when they extract a scientist being held in a corporate biolab, they find themselves caught in a caper far beyond their pay grade. Someone in town is trying to build their own private army of very powerful, valuable, and dangerous enhanced humans known as \"sparks.\" And the monstrously deranged leftovers from their illicit experiments are wreaking deadly havoc in the streets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHuman nature has taken an unnatural turn in this epic cyberpunk adventure that's perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eNeuromancer\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDefiance of the Fall.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Plum Parrot,MC Gallup\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798347014248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Podium Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.89d","brand":"Plum Parrot","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49001055158527,"sku":"9798347014248","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/empaths-and-operators-plum-parrot-9798347014248","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}