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Neural Wraith
In Neo Babylon, your neural implant is your identity. You use it as your credit card, to surf the Altnet, to chat with friends, to login to work or school, and to be pestered by advertisements. Anyone without one is cut off from society.
Nick can’t get a neural implant. That fact turns his daily life into hell, but the city's underworld has its plans for him. Being invisible to the city’s omnipresent tracking has its perks. Without a neural presence, he’s someone who is felt but not seen—a wraith.
His natural advantage leads him to work on illegal projects, including one to create human-like AI “dolls.” Until the government shuts down everything and Nick is reduced to a life of back-office IT drudgery, under strict monitoring.
But the city isn't done with him, and the police soon knock on his door. Those advanced dolls he created are now Babylon’s law enforcement. And they have an offer for Nick: help them reshape the city and root out corruption from the inside.
Who better to investigate the city than a man who cannot be seen by it?
The series
In the neon-lit streets of Neo Babylon, a city where technology intertwines with humanity, Neural Wraith stands as a chilling exploration of identity, control, and the shadows lurking behind a hyper-connected society. At the heart of this world is Nick Waite, a man who exists in the margins, an anomaly in a world built on neural implants. Without the digital tether that defines everyone around him, Nick can slip unnoticed through the web of surveillance, a ghost in a world that prizes visibility above all else.
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But being invisible isn’t as safe as it sounds. Nick's condition makes him a prime target—both for the city's powerful Archangels, AI-driven enforcers, and the criminals who see his uniqueness as a tool to be exploited. When the Archangels enlist his help to unravel a conspiracy that could bring down the entire city, Nick finds himself thrust into a deadly game where the lines between man and machine blur. With allies who are as complex as they are dangerous, including androids with secrets of their own, Nick must navigate a tangled web of betrayal, intrigue, and his own growing distrust of the system that created him.
Neural Wraith is a cyberpunk saga that dives deep into the high-tech dystopia of a future where identity can be hacked, and freedom is a fleeting illusion. It’s a world filled with mind-bending tech, pulse-pounding action, and a diverse cast of characters each struggling to understand what it means to be truly human. As the stakes rise, Nick must confront the darkest corners of the city—and perhaps, even himself.
Rich in atmosphere and packed with twists, Neural Wraith offers a gripping narrative for fans of high-stakes cyberpunk, action-packed thrillers, and deep philosophical questions about humanity’s relationship with technology. As the series unfolds, it challenges everything we think we know about what it means to exist in a world that is more machine than man.
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