Cyberpunk

Enter the world of Char, where everything has a price and power is a game. A global crypto token manipulated by wealthy magnates and sentient trading AI sorts the haves from the have-nots, squeezing its citizens and leaving them to fight over the remains. Anyone can challenge the world order by competing in Char’s lethal gaming tournament, but predictably, the elites have the outcome rigged so that the winners join them or die. When Arrow, a hacker and rags-to-riches gaming champion, and Sage, an exiled scion from the ruling class, are recruited by a disillusioned military general to tame the token for themselves, their victories bring turmoil and ruin to the citizens of Char. To preserve their humanity and their lives, they must find a new way to play war. WIN CONDITION is an action-packed sci-fi thriller where the oppressed fight to free themselves from the zero-sum games where only the ruthless survive. Will they succeed in changing the rules for survival, or will they perpetuate that which they hope to destroy?

To the Creshe Empire, I’m just a number. I’ve spent the past five years in isolation and under study. With my home razed by a Syldrari attack, my mind damaged, and nothing but white walls and a viewing window around me, I dedicated myself to two things: training my body and reading any book they allowed me to have. The Empire wants me to serve, to use the inhuman power the Incident stirred within me. Technically, they asked, but it wasn’t much of a choice. It never is. Serve, or… I refused to be a mindless slave. My life was taken from me once. Never again. With the Empire moving forward with their xenophobic plans, they needed someone capable of killing Syldrari -- and I was just that. A tool they could use, a tool they thought they could manipulate. Needing me was their first mistake. They gave me leverage; I named my terms. Now, after five years, my life can begin. Song of the Depths is a slow-burn romantic science fantasy series with a constellation relationship dynamic and diverse cast. ©2020 Bonnie Price (P)2022 Soundbooth Theater