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Stable nano-technology: the melding of man and machine on a microscopic level. It’s a breakthrough worth billions no one’s been able to achieve. Until now. And Eshu International, headed by North Korean mercenary Tam Song, just got hired to steal it. Science fiction by Patrick Todoroff.
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In the year 2059, the North Korean mercenary Tam Song heads up Eshu International: the best black contract outfit on the planet. Based in the Belfast Metro Zone, they take any job for the right price, no questions asked.

Stable nano-technology: the melding of man and machine on a microscopic level. It’s a breakthrough worth billions no one’s been able to achieve. Until now.

The Dawson Hull Conglomerate has finally developed a viable Nanotech Neural Network — an interface system that exponentially increases a person’s cyber-capabilities. They’re days away from unveiling the prototype to the world.

And Eshu International just got hired to steal it.

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