SPARKLE CITY: Hunt in the Light of the Stars

By Don Leo

TRUTH IS VOLATILE CODE. FREE WILL IS A MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION.

In the neon-drenched, pollution-choked metropolis of Funkelstadt, the mega-corporation FOSH controls everything-from the data streams running through the skyways to the oxygen citizens breathe. To keep the gutter-born lower stacks in line, they built the ultimate tools of enforcement: chipped, emotion-suppressed mercenaries programmed to obey.

Jax was their finest asset. Rebuilt from ship wreckage, his autonomy traded for an Empathy-Suppressor Chip in his skull, he executes orders without doubt or remorse.

Until he's assigned to hunt down Kael-a rogue supersoldier carrying a thumb-sized data drive containing the free will of an entire galaxy.

Joined by Trix, a brilliant slum hacker whose cybernetic tattoos betray her every hidden emotion, and Lyra, an empathic navigator who reads the kinetic heartbeat of the city, Jax steps into a deadly trap. But when his neural suppressor burns out in a surge of unfiltered human feeling, Jax realizes the terrifying truth:

They were never the hunters. They were the laboratory mice.
From the flooded sewer-jungle of the Green Veins to ruined orbital stations, liquid-metal assassins, and reality-warping cosmic singularities, Jax and Trix must fight their way across the stars to burn down the corporate panopticon.

Because in a universe built on manufactured lies, the ultimate rebellion is choosing to feel.

PERFECT FOR FANS OF:
- Gritty, high-octane Cyberpunk & epic Space Opera
- Slow-burn, found-family character dynamics
- Mind-bending AI mysteries & cosmic stakes
- High-tech combat, rogue supersoldiers, and rebel hackers

GET READY FOR AN UNFORGETTABLE, ACTION-PACKED SCI-FI SAGA. SCROLL UP AND GRAB YOUR COPY TODAY

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HCM4NPN6
• ISBN13: 9798190370768
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"