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Author Name: Gareth Southwell
Book Name: MUNKi
Genre: Sci-fi, speculative fiction
Number of free copies being offered: 20
Format of books being offered: Mobi, ePub
Short book description:

BLURB:
The winter her grandfather died, Cari Silvestri swapped her home town for a new life. But the past is not so easily outrun. Almost ten years on, Grandfather returns, his stolen memories repackaged by technology giant Merrywhile Industries as a slick marketing promo for their latest project: digital immortality. But when no one believes her, Cari’s search for proof and answers gradually draws her into a lawless digital underworld.

Mel Faith is also haunted by the past. Her journalistic career circling the drain, she finds herself still obsessed with the one piece she never filed – the tragic history of Michael Sommeil, grandson of Merrywhile’s founder. It’s a story with few leads and fewer prospects, but at whose heart – she’s sure – a secret still sits untold.

As their paths intertwine, the two women enter a world of masks and aliases, of mercenary hackers and corporate spies, and where, underlying it all, is the hunt for the Singularity – the point, both feared and hoped for, where AI will finally surpass human understanding, and nothing will ever again be the same.

A sci-fi novel set in the near future, MUNKi is an intricate cybergothic fairy tale, a philosophical exploration of memory, death and identity, and the ambiguous role that technology has come to play in all our lives.

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If interested, please leave a comment below. Please only get in touch if you intend to read and review. The book contains some profanity and swearing, some sexual references, and some violence. I wouldn’t consider any of these to be graphic or gratuitous, and not especially frequent, but I’m also aware that tastes and standards differ. So if there’s a chance that you would find any of that off-putting, or the subject is too far outside your usual type of book, then maybe it’s not for you. You can read a sample on my website, or by applying through the book link on Storyorigin. Review copies can be arranged via the Storyorigin link, or via email - whichever you prefer.

Thank you!

Best wishes,

Gareth.