There’s a lot of literary references to George Orwell, though her dystopia is more a seeming promiscuous utopian with a horrifying underbelly ala Brave New World than the overt failure of Oceania. She uses this time to explore the reality she’s lived in with a fresh set of (glowing blue) eyes and seeing what she’s missed.Īnna Mocikat seems to have been inspired by a combination of 1984, Ghost in the Shell, and The Matrix. However, when damaged during a mission, she finds herself freed from the “Grid” and regaining a measure of free will. Growing up in the materialist society of Olympias City, she is blind to the majority of the state’s flaws and irony in her name choice. Nephilim is one of the rising stars of the Guardian Angels and the favorite of High Archangel Metatron. They are taken as children and indoctrinated along with upgraded until all of them are unquestioning weapons for the state.
Olympias City is one of those arcologies and it is protected by an army of super-powerful cybernetic soldiers called Guardian Angels. This is a classic idea but one that I never get tired of. The premise is that the future is dominated by massive arcologies run by megacorporations. I think this is an excellent example of these themes as well as a solid action novel. While some people believe cyberpunk hit its heyday during the Eighties, the folk here at Grimdark Magazine believe that its themes of unchecked looter capitalism, environmental collapse, and government technological abuse are more relevant than ever. It is an independently published book and was mentioned in our recent recommendations of indie cyberpunk listicle. Behind Blue Eyes by Anna Mocikat is the first book of the same series.
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