{"product_id":"rising-sun-aj-diaz-9798337746678","title":"Rising Sun: A Cyberpunk Thriller","description":"Welcome to the MOST RAIN DRENCHED CYBERPUNK novel of EVERMORE: \u003cb\u003eCYBERPUNK FLAMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLet the sun rise on the boy and girl who would be saviors of the city and saviors of themselves!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLet the sun flame on the Queen of the City who ignores propriety and prophecy as she hunts down those who.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLet the sun scorch those who have visions of darker things \u0026amp; who have darker means.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd let the sun bless those who find this story in their hands. And their eyes on the prize.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs no less than this: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEternal Flames.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe good kind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLet's hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo Hope.\u003c\/p\u003eTHIS IS THE STORY: \u003cp\u003eIn a ruined cyberpunk city [after the great hack!], ruled by the evil conglomerates, oilers and sheiks: Kayla, an ex-tattoo artist trying to cement her legend in the gladiator-like Games of New Eden, entertaining rich and poor alike, and an underground street racer named Jack are facing their worst demons when their worlds get turned upside-down. With powerful people out to kill them, Kayla and Jack must find the heart of the city, or die trying. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd they just might be the key to RESTORING the once-thriving coin-op city.\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's time to rage into the unknown of the NEON STREETS and GO DEEP into THE DEEP, yes?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt all starts here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTOKENS REQUIRED.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI love that I get to share this story with you.\u003c\/i\u003e Of course, it isn't finished. This is the first of TWO BOOKS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI set out to write this book in 2021. I told myself to write a short and simple novel. And I wanted to write it fast, within one week if possible. Many thousands and thousands of words a day. Fast-paced and deadly. Well now it's 2024 and I barely put the last words to the story two or so months ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo much for a one-week write.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut I'm glad for what it's become.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI lost the thread of the story time and time again and had to redraft it and redraft it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd a curious thing happened on my final draft: the story began to carry me. That's when I knew I'd found it. It was easy to begin each day. I didn't have to think - I only had to focus on finding the right words.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI didn't have to write the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI only had to find it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd everyday I wrote it was a joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn that vein and skein and sentiment and sentimint (a sentient mint, I think), \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eI wrote it because I love neon-drenched rain and drenched-rain streets and those sharp falling droplets pinging off of corrugated metal and all kinds of metal.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd I like metal music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd I like characters who WANT THINGS BADLY.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd who are willing to give their all. So.\u003c\/p\u003eMAY YOU ENJOY. And may you RISE.LIKE THE SUN!\u003cp\u003eAnd join the chorus of the eternal flames which are crashing down and through.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aj Diaz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798337746678\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Aj Diaz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49167262253311,"sku":"9798337746678","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rising-sun-aj-diaz-9798337746678","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}