The Shadow Vector: Book 1 of the Oxygen Trilogy

By Lucius Shade

London 2055. Oxygen is a gripping, neon soaked cyberpunk tale that explores the extremes of the free market and the enduring power of hope amidst darkness. This story dives into the brutal divide between wealth and poverty, where hover cars and drones coexist with desperate lives in the slums of London, full of refugees when the glaciers melted.
Kyle, a young man from the impoverished Shacks, sells synthetic drugs to support his family, especially his sister Maria, who needs oxygen canisters to survive a debilitating disease. His life takes a dangerous turn when he starts working for Troy, a corrupt gang leader and politician, finding himself entangled in a spider's web of violence and political machinations.
Kyle meets Libby, a corporate lawyer for the powerful Biomachina corporation. Together, they plan a heist against her corrupt boss using a Dream Hack device, which can infiltrate minds during sleep. Behind the scenes, Maria may have a larger part to play than she's letting on, thanks to her access to the Immersia VR headset that controls the city's drones as she is aided by a mysterious AI. As their missions evolve, they all uncover deeper conspiracies that could ignite a citywide uprising against the oppressive corporate regime.
With danger closing in and the stakes higher than ever, can Kyle and Libby bring justice to a fractured city and find a way to survive? Oxygen masterfully weaves humour and hope into its narrative, despite the heavy themes of drug use, prostitution, kidnapping, and violence.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F6LV2MJC
• ISBN13: 9798304212526
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"