Remote
by Lisa
Acerbo
Genre: Science Fiction, romance
Publisher: Etopia Press
ISBN: 978-1-941692-34-9
Number of pages: 207
Word Count: 71,000
Book Description:
When technology fulfills every
dream, reality becomes a nightmare.
Below the streets of New State, the
undergrounders fight to remain free of the technological control of the world
above. Every night, Yara risks her life fighting New State’s deadliest weapons,
the drones. Half human and half machine, their living half tortured until
everything human is gone, the drones have only one objective. Kill. And they do
it with exacting precision.
Yara is good at her job and
committed to her raids on New State. Until one of those raids brings her
face-to-face with Joshua, a New State citizen who doesn’t quite fit her
preconceived expectations. After a couple of awkward encounters, he shows her
the meaning of hooking up—a computer simulation that allows people to live out
their fantasies—without the complication of emotional entanglements or physical
reality. But what Yara feels for Joshua is very real. And it’s punishable by
law.
As she and Joshua grow closer, she
convinces him to leave New State for her underground cause. But as the unrest
between New State and the underground escalates, and the drones move in to
destroy her world, nothing goes as planned. Families are arrested, loyalties
are strained, and Yara’s forced to choose between her people and her feelings.
The wrong choice could mean the end of her people, and reality could slip
away—forever...
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Excerpt:
“Hi,” he called
out.
Yara’s heart
hammered, and adrenaline coursed through her limbs. She turned to run.
“Wait,” the
stranger whispered. “I won’t turn you in. I’m out here too.” He obviously
didn’t realize that Yara was a rebel. He might not know it yet, but he would
soon. Still, he didn’t sound dangerous. Maybe Yara could take care of him. She
had never had to kill anyone totally human, but she had trained to do so. At
this point, she didn’t think she would need to. The skinny boy didn’t look like
a real threat, either.
She turned back
toward him and attempted what she hoped was a look of death and destruction.
Instead of being
scared, he smiled at her and brushed the hair out of his eyes. Even in the
shadowy street, Yara could see the color was a beautiful emerald green. She had
a hard time looking away, until his voice jarred her back to reality.
“I’m Joshua15111,”
he said robotically. “What are you doing out here?”
“I could ask you
the same thing.”
“Enjoying the
night sky,” he replied, each word clipped and succinct. Unable to make
prolonged eye contact, he looked toward the stars.
“Aren’t you
supposed to be hooked up to an alternate universe, enjoying battle, boobs, or
whatever perverted fantasy you want to conquer tonight?” Yara asked, and then
instantly regretted her words.
“Hey, it’s not
like that. You know how it is.” For the first time, his voice took on a more
humanistic quality. He sounded peeved.
She grunted in
response. She didn’t know anything of the sort.
Joshua15111 looked
at her briefly, quizzically. “Wait, do you know that? Are you one of them? The
rebels?”
Oh no. “What
rebels?”
“Are you for real?
Everyone knows about the rebels. You must be one. Are you a rebel? That’s so
cool.”
Me and my big
mouth. Fear finally overtook her. Vague ideas about running away from or
fighting the stranger flitted by, but Yara’s feet felt like concrete blocks.
She wasn’t even sure she’d be able to form a coherent sentence if he asked her
something about the underground.
About
the Author:
Lisa Acerbo is a high school
teacher and holds an EdD in Educational Leadership. She lives in Connecticut
with her husband, daughters, three cats, and horse. She is the author of
Apocalipstick and has contributed to local newspapers, news and travel blogs
including The Patch and Hollywood Scriptwriter.
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