UbiquiCity 2: Undercurrents by Tod Foley


UbiquiCity 2: Undercurrents
Title : UbiquiCity 2: Undercurrents
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ISBN : -
Language : English
Format Type : Kindle Edition
Number of Pages : 252
Publication : Published January 7, 2019

Beneath the smartglass towers, hovering drones and digital advertisements of the corporate elite, life on the streets of Union City follows its own cyber-organic rhythms. A squattertown gangster, left digitally dead by a corporate war, learns new ways to survive in the undergroundA muni detective investigates a mysterious robbery performed by a well-prepared group of augmented attackersA submissive cyber-doll entertains wealthy clients while gathering information to serve her mysterious benefactorsA psycog returns from retirement to track down a data thief who's seemingly disappeared into a virtual worldRETURN TO THE AUGMENTED CITY.Stories by Irene Bassett, Brad Cole, D.M. Dore, Jens Durke, S.L. Koch, G. Dean Manuel, Adrian McCauley and Rick Rosenkranz paint a collaborative picture of our augmented future that is alternately chilling and inspiring.

UbiquiCity 2: Undercurrents Reviews

  • Kat

    I really enjoyed the creativity that went into UBIQUICITY 2, a collection of futuristic sci fi short stories. These are well edited and have richly described settings and interesting characters often in virtual reality settings. I loved all the stories. My favorite two were probably “The Heart of a Doctor” which tells the story of Mei and Linda on a day at work in the gritty streets of downtown. Mei is a trainee doctor and Linda is her mentor. They’re helping patients who live a hard life. When something unexpected happens, both of them are faced with a terrible choice, in different ways. This story made me teary. Short and very moving. Another favorite was “Playing With Dolls” which tells the story of Dahlia who was burned in a fire and had to have major reconstruction and became “Venus” who was then sold to pay of the debt of her reconstruction. I love stories that ask complicated emotional questions and I really enjoyed this as well as what happens when someone enters her life with an unexpected offer. Check out this entire collection! 5/5 stars.