Cash Crash Jubilee

Book One of the Jubilee Cycle
Series: Jubilee Cycle
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Cash Crash Jubilee by Eli K. P. William explores a futuristic Tokyo where personal data is commodified, and a man's identity is erased due to a financial scandal. As he investigates the disappearance of his digital being, he becomes embroiled in a conflict that questions the value of human life against a backdrop of a technology-driven society. This science fiction tale highlights the nuances of digital existence and the socioeconomic constructs of a high-tech world.
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This book may appeal to you if you're intrigued by a futuristic world where every action is monetised and identities are inextricably tied to financial transactions. It's a thrilling exploration of corporate control over lives and the moral dilemmas faced when rebellion stirs within a world bound by economic chains. If you enjoy thought-provoking narratives set in a dystopian universe with a fresh take on technology and society, you'll likely find this story captivating.

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Cash Crash Jubilee

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In a near future Tokyo, every action—from blinking to sexual intercourse—is intellectual property owned by corporations that charge licensing fees. A BodyBank computer system implanted in each citizen records their movements from moment to moment, and connects them to the audio-visual overlay of the ImmaNet, so that every inch of this cyber-dystopian metropolis crawls with information and shifting cinematic promotainment.

Amon Kenzaki works as a Liquidator for the Global Action Transaction Authority. His job is to capture bankrupt citizens, remove their BodyBank, and banish them to BankDeath Camps where they are forever cut off from the action-transaction economy. Amon always plays by the rules and is steadily climbing the Liquidation Ministry ladder.

With his savings accumulating and another promotion coming, everything seems to be going well, until he is asked to cash crash a charismatic politician and model citizen, and soon after is charged for an incredibly expensive action called jubilee that he is sure he never performed. To restore balance to his account, Amon must unravel the secret of jubilee, but quickly finds himself asking dangerous questions about the system to which he's devoted his life, and the costly investigation only drags him closer and closer to the pit of bankruptcy.

In book one of the Jubilee Cycle, Cash Crash Jubilee, debut novelist Eli K. P. William wields the incisive power of speculative fiction to show how, in a world of corporate finance run amok, one man will do everything for the sake of truth and justice.

Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.

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Eli K. P. William’s debut novel presents a dystopian future, praised for its intricate world-building and unique take on cyberpunk themes. Critics highlight its vivid portrayal of a corporately dominated society, comparing it to the works of Neal Stephenson and William Gibson. The novel has been described as both a thrilling satire and a richly detailed exploration of digital claustrophobia, with some reviewers calling it a defining dystopia for our time.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781940456621

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 19 May 2016

Country: United States

Imprint: Talos

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 483g

Pages: 392

About the Author

Eli K. P. William, a native of Toronto, currently works in Tokyo as a Japanese-English translator. He has also written for the Japan Times, Now Magazine, and the Pacific Rim Review of Books. Cash Crash Jubilee is his first novel.

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