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Book SynopsisThe second installment in the San Angeles trilogy, a thrilling near-future cyberpunk sci-fi seriesKris Merrill was a survivor. She’d lost her parents as a young girl, and she’d been forced to flee the dubious shelter of her aunt’s home at thirteen to escape the unwanted attentions of her uncle. She’d lived on the streets of San Angeles, finding refuge in the lowest level of the city. When she got the chance, Kris found a room to rent on Level 2, earning a precarious living as a motorcycle messenger, a courier delivering sensitive materials the megacorporations would not trust to any method that could be hacked.
A year ago, Kris’s life changed irrevocably when a delivery went terribly wrong, and she was targeted for termination by the Meridian corporation, one of the most powerful of the megaconglomerates that controlled the government. Salvation came in the form of Ian Miller, who rescued Kris from certain death, recruiting her for th
Trade ReviewPraise for the San Angeles series:
"The Courier is as lean and mean as Kris’s rugged ride,
ripping through plot and world-building at a relentless pace... Brandt has created a darkly gripping vision of the future." ―B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog
“Brandt’s
supercharged sequel to
The Courier continues the cyberpunk fun of the San Angeles series.... Brandt fleshes out an all-too-possible future of crushing poverty and corporate control, and the complex heroine who will lead us through to a better future.” —Tor.com
“Brandt has created a fully-fleshed universe, filled with
high tension, memorable villains, and plot twists by the dozen.” ―Barnes & Noble
“It felt a lot like the
Bourne Identity movie except with a sci-fi setting and a relatable young girl as the protagonist.
The Courier is a
fast paced science fiction thriller, with a heroine you can really root for and a world you can’t wait to learn more about.” ―The Heroine Bookstore
“Gerald Brandt tells an
impossible-to-put-down tale and introduces us to an exciting heroine I’d love to see more of.” ―University City Review
“The action does not let up. Brandt writes in a way that keeps the tale clear, and easy to follow....
Quick and violent, engaging and intense.” —On a Dark Stormy Review
