A Tale of Rust and Heartbeats
(2025)(The second book in the Cybernetic Vampire series)
A novel by Marc Stapleton
Thrown into a dark, desolate prison cell and awaiting an uncertain fate, cybernetic vampire Cal Orton has barely survived the chaos of the past week. Now, caught in the crossfire of a brutal prison firefight between two shadowy factions, it becomes clear he’s once again the priceless specimen everyone wants a piece of.
Rescued—or perhaps captured—by a mysterious gang, Cal is taken to the underground lair of Farrell Khafra, a notorious scraplord with immense power and ambiguous motives.
Khafra presents a dangerous proposition: venture above ground to locate a long-lost cryogenic casket and the corpse – priceless to medical science – it holds. In return, Cal will receive a new identity and a chance to escape his haunted past.
But in the sordid depths of Manta City, deception lurks in every shadow. Nothing is ever as simple—or as safe—as it seems.
Genre: Science Fiction
Rescued—or perhaps captured—by a mysterious gang, Cal is taken to the underground lair of Farrell Khafra, a notorious scraplord with immense power and ambiguous motives.
Khafra presents a dangerous proposition: venture above ground to locate a long-lost cryogenic casket and the corpse – priceless to medical science – it holds. In return, Cal will receive a new identity and a chance to escape his haunted past.
But in the sordid depths of Manta City, deception lurks in every shadow. Nothing is ever as simple—or as safe—as it seems.
Genre: Science Fiction
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