Publication date: March 19th 2015
Genres: Adult, Science Fiction, Thriller
Genres: Adult, Science Fiction, Thriller
…The hungry ones want in…..
It’s 9012, and inside the life-sustaining bio-dome, human men have been extinct for thousands of years. The women have replaced them with sexy robotic male companions, programmed to cook, clean, and satisfy their owners’ most intimate personal requirements.
But there are more creatures left alive outside than anyone ever thought possible.
And some of them want to come in.
"You're
trying to buy a Hypton, and all you have is two hundred dollars?"
Lyssa
took a deep breath and hoped the shopkeeper didn't notice her shaking
hands. She'd taken a big swallow of vodka, for courage, before coming
out of the transpod. "It's all I have."
"Don't
rich girls like you get shiny new ones for your Sweet 16?" The
shopkeeper leaned forward, sneering, and Lyssa could see how aged she
looked.
She
must not be able to afford the treatments, Lyssa thought. Or maybe
she didn't have a spare body to transfer into. What would it be like,
she wondered, knowing that once your body wore out, that was the end
of you?
The
other girl, the one hanging some clothes in the back, snorted out a
laugh, looking sideways at her coworker.
Lyssa
stood up straighter. She'd worn her shabbiest clothing, her old black
leggings and boots and a thick, black jacket. Her hair, usually
styled and shiny, was piled messily on top of her head and stuffed
under a plain black headband. She was trying not to stand out, but
she must have done something wrong, because these north-enders were
looking at her like she was tonight's dinner.
They
could tell she didn't belong here, and now she wished she hadn't come
at all.
"No,"
she said, looking straight at her, "not me."
"For
two hundred dollars, you could rent one for a couple of hours.
There's an office in back where you can be alone with it, if you can
get it to power up." The woman came out from behind the counter,
and the girl from the back was slowly making her way up front. "Are
you sure that's all you have, then? I like your jacket. It looks
real, not printed." She reached out a hand toward Lyssa's coat.
Shit,
I should never have come here.
"My cousin Janie said I should be able to get one for about that
much. I don't feel like waiting for my Aunt Connie to buy me one."
The
woman blinked, and the other girl paused for a moment, then went back
to adjusting the hangers.
"Janie
sent you?"
"Well,
it was one of the stores she mentioned. She said I could trust this
place to give me a fair price."
They
all knew it was a lie, but the woman nodded her head sadly. She
didn't want to be visited by the perimeter guard. Nobody did.
I am the author of the futuristic thriller Hypton 14, and I'm writing the sequel next.
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(1) ebook copy
of
Hypton 14.
Open internationally
Ends September 10th
I really dig the colors of the cover and the model, especially the grey colored eyes! Awesome!
ReplyDeleteThanks, the talented folks at Deranged Doctor Design did a great job on the cover. Glad you like it!
DeleteMorgan.
Thanks for posting Hypton 14 on your cool blog....all the books here look great!
ReplyDeleteCheers, Morgan.