Cybernetic Mages

By Joshua P. Aguayo

For Samantha Thorn, sanity is just a side effect of the drugs.

Being a mage in 22nd-century Quito doesn't mean waving wands; it means hallucinations, paranoia, and being hunted by the ClearSight corporation. Sam keeps the monsters at bay with Obsidian, a jagged little pill that numbs the arcane senses but leaves her body broken and her mind full of holes.

Her only anchor is Kiri, a "Sentinel" assigned to monitor her for signs of magical deviancy. Kiri is everything Sam is not: wealthy, stable, and corporate-loyal. She is also the only person Sam trusts, despite the fact that Kiri's job is to turn Sam in the moment she slips.

When Sam discovers that her twin sister is being used as a test subject for a weaponized version of Obsidian, the walls of her carefully constructed lies begin to crumble. Sam must decide what is real and what is paranoia, risking her friendship-and Kiri's life-to launch a desperate rescue mission. In a world of chrome and ash, the hardest battle isn't against the cyborgs; it's against her own mind.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DHH5671H
• ISBN13: 9798339679288
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"