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Charlie and Parker are punks by night biohackers by day living in the stuttering decay of
near-future climate-collapse London. They pay for the beer they don't steal with money from
their sketchy astronomy site Zodiac Code while Charlie's bio-bespoke augments equip the
criminals punks and eco-warriors of London. They have to deal with disgruntled clients scene
kids who don't dig their band and a city that's run by corporates and criminals. Their world
is split into three factions: Green - who are still trying to save the world Blue - who try to
profit while they can and Black - who see no hope left. When a group of extremist Green
activists hire them for a series of jobs ranging from robbery to murder Charlie - who
struggles to feel anything except Black - wants to walk away. But Parker still believes they
can make a difference and urges her to accept. As they enter an escalating biological arms
race against faceless corporations amoral biohackers and criminal cyberpunks Charlie will
have to choose what she believes in. Is there still hope and does she have a right to grab it?
