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Lin 'The Silent One' Vu is a gangster andsometimeprivate investigator living in Chinese-occupied Hanoi, in the steaming, paranoid alleyways of the 36 Streets.Born in Vietnam, raised in Australia, everywhere she is an outsider.
Through grit and courage Lin has carved a place for herself in theVietnamese underworld where Hanois crime boss, Bao Nguyen, is training her to fight and lead. Bao drives her hard; on the streets there are no second chances. Meanwhile the people of Hanoi are succumbing to Fat Victory a dangerously addictive immersive simulation of the US-Vietnam war.When an Englishman comes to Hanoi on the trail of his friends murderer, Lin's life is turned upside down. She is drawn into the grandconspiracies ofthe neon gods of regimes and mega-corporations as they unleashdangerous newtechnologies.
Lin must confrontthe immutable moralcalculus of unjust wars.She must choose: family, country, or gang. Blood, truth, or redemption.No choice is easy on the 36 Streets.
About the author
T. R. Napper is a multi-award-winning author, including the Aurealis for best short story. His work has appeared in annual 'Year's Best' anthologies, and he has been published in respected genre magazines in the US, the UK, Israel, Austria, Australia, Singapore, and Vietnam. His short story collection, Neon Leviathan, is out now, and his debut novel will be published Titan Books in January 2022.
Summary
Altered Carbon and The Wind-Up Girl meet Apocalypse Now in this Ditmar and Aurealis award-winning, fast-paced, intelligent, action-driven cyberpunk, probing questions of memory, identity and the power of narratives.
