UbiquiCity 2 Undercurrents
RETURN TO THE AUGMENTED CITY! 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 underground . . . A muni detective investigates a mysterious robbery performed by a well-prepared group of augmented attackers . . . A submissive cyber-doll entertains wealthy clients while gathering information to serve her mysterious benefactors . . . A psycog returns from retirement to track down a data thief who's seemingly disappeared into a virtual world . . . 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.