Neural Wraith
In Neo Babylon, your neural implant is your identity. You use it as your credit card, to surf the Altnet, to chat with friends, to login to work or school, and to be pestered by advertisements. Anyone without one is cut off from society.
Nick can’t get a neural implant. That fact turns his daily life into hell, but the city's underworld has its plans for him. Being invisible to the city’s omnipresent tracking has its perks. Without a neural presence, he’s someone who is felt but not seen—a wraith.
His natural advantage leads him to work on illegal projects, including one to create human-like AI “dolls.” Until the government shuts down everything and Nick is reduced to a life of back-office IT drudgery, under strict monitoring.
But the city isn't done with him, and the police soon knock on his door. Those advanced dolls he created are now Babylon’s law enforcement. And they have an offer for Nick: help them reshape the city and root out corruption from the inside.
Who better to investigate the city than a man who cannot be seen by it?
K.D. Robertson
K.D. Robertson is an author who brings a fresh and compelling voice to the sci-fi and harem genres, blending futuristic worlds with intricate character dynamics. With a passion for exploring the boundaries of technology, consciousness, and human connection, Robertson has carved out a space for themselves in the world of speculative fiction. Their work often takes readers into vivid, immersive settings where nothing is quite as it seems, and where the characters' struggles are both deeply personal and universally significant.
Neural Wraith
In the neon-lit streets of Neo Babylon, a city where technology intertwines with humanity, Neural Wraith stands as a chilling exploration of identity, control, and the shadows lurking behind a hyper-connected society. At the heart of this world is Nick Waite, a man who exists in the margins, an anomaly in a world built on neural implants. Without the digital tether that defines everyone around him, Nick can slip unnoticed through the web of surveillance, a ghost in a world that prizes visibility above all else.
Neural Wraith consists of four books and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
