Skirting The Edge: A Cyberpunk Adventure

By Frank Giammanco

Oh-Four here --

Someone's finally decided to turn our adventures into a series of novels (with movies and video games to follow, no doubt) and they've asked me to write a few words to get everyone hyped up and hip to our situation. The titles don't always give you a clue as to what's inside, so I'll give you a quick recap. That should reveal the overall tone of this adventure -- which contains a lot of dark humor and satire. It's not all action and violence. We're facing some serious moral dilemmas in this one -- but I'm getting ahead of myself.

I was a dirt-poor street kid living off scraps and stealing cars for fun when Jaxson saved me from his crooked cop buddies. They were going to exterminate us both on the spot - and they would have, if k.Nan hadn't provided a last minute escape route. Nan hooked us up with his boss - a fixer named Money Mancini - and the 3P Syndicate was officially in business.

We started out small. Providing 'delivery services' for people with way too much money. You need a package delivered? We've got you covered. No questions asked. We were criminals, technically speaking, but we would only go so far. We'll steal money all day long, but we still have some sense of morals, y'know what I mean?

Someone offered us a huge payoff to deliver a human package - a female scientist who had some sort of 'ultimate secret' stored inside her head. Once I was convinced that they wanted us to protect her, rather than end her life, I was on board. I had no idea what kind of trouble I had signed up for.

The trip was one disaster after another. Car wrecks. Hijackings. We got shot out of the sky and chased by a corporate mercenary squad. We tangled with thugs, gangs, and all sorts of low-level criminals in several states. We almost got executed by a cult of Elvis impersonators down south - and we still had to make our way all the way back to the west coast without getting this woman killed. Easier said than done, my friend.

We picked up The Wall somewhere along the way. The latest addition to the 3P crew is a solid chunk of muscle, who can handle anything we throw at him -- figuratively and literally. Problem is, he tends to go a bit too far - and there are always cameras watching. He chopped an enemy into tiny shredded bits on live television. This solved our immediate problem -- since the enemy could no longer fight back, you see -- but led us down an entirely different path.

As a group, we had no desire to be popular. I'm in this for the money, you know what I'm sayin'? Fame doesn't interest me. The Wall, on the other hand, seems to enjoy the attention. Every time he gets ridiculously violent, he gains a ton of followers. This 'free advertising' leads to a never ending supply of jobs for us - and a steady stream of adventures for ol' Frank G to adapt for the ridiculously cool people who might be interested in reading about us.

I don't want to give away the entire story, so I'm gonna sign off for now. If you'd like to know more about any of those events, there's a button on the right which will let you purchase (and then hopefully read) this book. Thanks to those who read all the way to this point. You are truly appreciated. See you in the front section of Long Way to the Top

- Oh-Four

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0BGNC7QXG
• ISBN13: 9798355064006
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 402 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"