Jonathan Marker's Blog: The Splintered Enigma
July 5, 2013
Spyder Sylk 3-Day Free Promo!
In honor of Independence Day, SPYDER SYLK will be available for download FOR FREE in the Amazon Kindle Store for three days, beginning at 12:00AM on July 4, and ending at 11:59PM on July 6!
Link to Spyder Sylk on Amazon
Link to Spyder Sylk on Amazon
June 29, 2013
SPYDER SYLK: Available in the Kindle Store!
SYNOPSIS: In 2050, when the Federal government commits to a mass ejection of all illegal residents to reduce overpopulation and quell civil unrest, a research organization called the SYLK Institute devises a means to eliminate those illegal residents that refuse deportation. Under the veil of the opportunity to become US Citizens by completing a five-year period of service to an infrastructure development effort called the “Harvestmen Candidate Program,” these illegal residents actually become live training aids for a covert military training replacement program codenamed “Spyder Sylk.”
Enter Nathaniel Dixon, a man made prisoner to the SYLK Institute for his father’s endangerment of a Veteran treatment program the organization ran two decades prior, who becomes the unfortunate guinea pig for “Spyder Sylk.” As the lynchpin of the program, Nathaniel undergoes a yearlong transformation into a synthesized weapon called a “Spyder,” under the care of Doctor Robert Wulfrom – the same man who imprisoned him for twenty years. Enabled by a neural implant called “Trapdoor,” Nathaniel slowly melds the synthetic capabilities of the implant with his body, through carefully designed training scenarios that use live “Harvestmen” to elicit lethal responses by projecting nonlethal force on the “Spyder.” As the transformation progresses, Nathaniel systematically surrenders his memories for complete neural implant control, and begins to demonstrate the utility of the program with staggering efficiency. However, when a saboteur with direct access to the delicate hardware of “Spyder Sylk” compromises the integrity of the concept, the program begins to unravel. When failure appears imminent, the SYLK Institute cadre commits to drastic measures to ensure the delivery of a “Spyder” to the Federal government within the promised time.
Enter Nathaniel Dixon, a man made prisoner to the SYLK Institute for his father’s endangerment of a Veteran treatment program the organization ran two decades prior, who becomes the unfortunate guinea pig for “Spyder Sylk.” As the lynchpin of the program, Nathaniel undergoes a yearlong transformation into a synthesized weapon called a “Spyder,” under the care of Doctor Robert Wulfrom – the same man who imprisoned him for twenty years. Enabled by a neural implant called “Trapdoor,” Nathaniel slowly melds the synthetic capabilities of the implant with his body, through carefully designed training scenarios that use live “Harvestmen” to elicit lethal responses by projecting nonlethal force on the “Spyder.” As the transformation progresses, Nathaniel systematically surrenders his memories for complete neural implant control, and begins to demonstrate the utility of the program with staggering efficiency. However, when a saboteur with direct access to the delicate hardware of “Spyder Sylk” compromises the integrity of the concept, the program begins to unravel. When failure appears imminent, the SYLK Institute cadre commits to drastic measures to ensure the delivery of a “Spyder” to the Federal government within the promised time.
