Liquid Cool Series by Austin Dragon - Book Tour + Giveaway
These Mean Streets Darkly
Liquid Cool Prequel
by Austin Dragon
Genre:
Cyberpunk Detective Thriller
Cyberpunk Detective Thriller
THESE MEAN STREETS, DARKLY the prequel to the cyberpunk
detective series, Liquid Cool.
It’s a world of colossal skyscrapers. Hovercars fly above in the dark,
rainy skies and gray people walk below on the grimy, hard streets in
the “Neon Jungle.” Uber-governments and megacorporations fight
for control of the supercity, but so does crime.
rainy skies and gray people walk below on the grimy, hard streets in
the “Neon Jungle.” Uber-governments and megacorporations fight
for control of the supercity, but so does crime.
An average woman, Carol—hardworking and decent in every way— loses
her daughter to the psycho Red Rabbit. Can Police Central find the
girl in time—alive? And is it really a random, senseless kidnapping
in the fifty-million-plus city?
her daughter to the psycho Red Rabbit. Can Police Central find the
girl in time—alive? And is it really a random, senseless kidnapping
in the fifty-million-plus city?
There are a million victims and perpetrators in this High-Tech, Low-Life
World. This is one of those stories…before we meet our private eye
(and unlikely hero), Cruz, in the debut novel, Liquid
Cool!
World. This is one of those stories…before we meet our private eye
(and unlikely hero), Cruz, in the debut novel, Liquid
Cool!
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Liquid Cool
Liquid Cool Series Book 1
Cyberpunk Thriller To Keep You on the Edge of Your Seat!
Liquid Cool is the action-packed (and funny), cyberpunk detective
series.
How Much is One Life Worth?
In the sci-fi/cyberpunk detective series, author Austin Dragon shows why
you never want to meet a cyborg in a dark alley. Liquid Cool is a
cross between Blade Runner and the Maltese Falcon. There is plenty of
gritty action, suspense, thrills, and even a few laughs.
you never want to meet a cyborg in a dark alley. Liquid Cool is a
cross between Blade Runner and the Maltese Falcon. There is plenty of
gritty action, suspense, thrills, and even a few laughs.
It’s cyberpunk reimagined—an ever-rainy world of colossal skyscrapers,
hovercars, flashy neon streets, and futuristic mechanization.
Metropolis isn’t a bad place, but it isn’t a good one either.
Uber-governments and megacorporations fight for control of the
fifty-million-plus super-city, but so does crime.
hovercars, flashy neon streets, and futuristic mechanization.
Metropolis isn’t a bad place, but it isn’t a good one either.
Uber-governments and megacorporations fight for control of the
fifty-million-plus super-city, but so does crime.
We meet Cruz, our private eye (and unlikely hero), in this super-city
with a million victims and perpetrators. Watch out for
tech-tricksters, analog hustlers, and digital gangsters—psychos,
samurais, and cyborgs aplenty. Visitors have a way of becoming
permanent attractions.
with a million victims and perpetrators. Watch out for
tech-tricksters, analog hustlers, and digital gangsters—psychos,
samurais, and cyborgs aplenty. Visitors have a way of becoming
permanent attractions.
Welcome to the high-tech, low-life world of Liquid Cool.
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Blade Gunner
Liquid Cool Book 2
The Cyberpunk Detective Thriller Blade Gunner Keeps
You on the Edge of Your Seat!
Liquid Cool is the action-packed (and funny), debut cyberpunk
detective series.
Who is Blade Gunner?
In the next installment of the sci-fi/cyberpunk detective series, author
Austin Dragon shows you when two forces of evil want to kill each
other—get the hell out of the way! The Liquid Cool Series is the
sci-fi classic, Blade Runner meets the Old Hollywood classic, Maltese
Falcon. There is plenty of gritty action, suspense, thrills, and even
a few laughs.
Austin Dragon shows you when two forces of evil want to kill each
other—get the hell out of the way! The Liquid Cool Series is the
sci-fi classic, Blade Runner meets the Old Hollywood classic, Maltese
Falcon. There is plenty of gritty action, suspense, thrills, and even
a few laughs.
It’s the cyberpunk novel reimagined—an ever-rainy world of colossal
skyscrapers, hover-cars, flashy neon streets, and futuristic
mechanization. Metropolis isn’t a bad place, but it isn’t a good
one either. Uber-governments and mega-corporations fight for control
of the fifty-million-plus super-city, but so does crime.
skyscrapers, hover-cars, flashy neon streets, and futuristic
mechanization. Metropolis isn’t a bad place, but it isn’t a good
one either. Uber-governments and mega-corporations fight for control
of the fifty-million-plus super-city, but so does crime.
Sinister secret megacorporations. Savage Cyborg cults. And the Blade Gunner.
How does Cruz, our private eye (and unlikely hero), solve this
case—let alone survive? Off-worlders will do anything to stop the
unknown man called Blade Gunner—even to blow up a supercity from
space! The seedy spousal surveillance case doesn’t look so bad
after all, but it’s too late to go back. You haven’t read a
cyberpunk novel like this.
How does Cruz, our private eye (and unlikely hero), solve this
case—let alone survive? Off-worlders will do anything to stop the
unknown man called Blade Gunner—even to blow up a supercity from
space! The seedy spousal surveillance case doesn’t look so bad
after all, but it’s too late to go back. You haven’t read a
cyberpunk novel like this.
Welcome to the high-tech, low-life world of Liquid Cool.
NeuroDancer
Liquid Cool Book 3
The Cyberpunk Detective Series Continues to Thrill in NeuroDancer!
Liquid Cool is the action-packed (and funny), debut cyberpunk
detective series.
Has Cruz met his supervillain match in NeuroDancer?
Liquid Cool is a Blade Runner meets the Maltese Falcon. In the next
installment of the sci-fi/cyberpunk detective series, author Austin
Dragon goes from less frenetic cyberpunk to a smoother, cyber-noir
with our hero, Cruz, matching wits with the sultry NeuroDancer. There
is always plenty of gritty action, suspense, thrills, and even a few
laughs.
installment of the sci-fi/cyberpunk detective series, author Austin
Dragon goes from less frenetic cyberpunk to a smoother, cyber-noir
with our hero, Cruz, matching wits with the sultry NeuroDancer. There
is always plenty of gritty action, suspense, thrills, and even a few
laughs.
It’s the cyberpunk novel reimagined—an ever-rainy world of colossal
skyscrapers, hover-cars, flashy neon streets, and futuristic
mechanization. Metropolis isn’t a bad place, but it isn’t a good
one either. Uber-governments and mega-corporations fight for control
of the fifty-million-plus super-city, but so does crime.
skyscrapers, hover-cars, flashy neon streets, and futuristic
mechanization. Metropolis isn’t a bad place, but it isn’t a good
one either. Uber-governments and mega-corporations fight for control
of the fifty-million-plus super-city, but so does crime.
“Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful,” she said to him. He should have
listened to his instincts when she strolled into his office to hire
him. “I knew I wasn’t gonna touch this case with a 10-foot pole.
It had danger written all over it, back and front.” But he did take
the Case of the NeuroDancer. Is this the private eye story where the
bad “guy” rides off into the sunset and the hero lies flat on his
back waiting for the meat wagon to fly down in their hoverambulance.
listened to his instincts when she strolled into his office to hire
him. “I knew I wasn’t gonna touch this case with a 10-foot pole.
It had danger written all over it, back and front.” But he did take
the Case of the NeuroDancer. Is this the private eye story where the
bad “guy” rides off into the sunset and the hero lies flat on his
back waiting for the meat wagon to fly down in their hoverambulance.
Which is crazier, indeed: the criminal—or the client? Welcome to the
high-tech, low-life world of Liquid Cool.
high-tech, low-life world of Liquid Cool.
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Introduction
To be a
freelance private detective in the supercity of Metropolis. Not owned by any
uber-government agency, megacorporation, or shadowy criminal cartel. That was
the status I enjoyed, after more than a few deadly dangerous cases in the
relatively short tenure of my Liquid Cool Detective Agency.
But I didn’t
want to be known for my gunplay or getting shot—the latter a skill I seemed to
excel at. I wanted to be known for not
using my gun—brain work. Feline cases were what I called them; I had had plenty
of canine cases with everybody trying to kill me, bullets and lasers flying. I
wanted to be the suave, sophisticated operator to go after the butt-in-chair,
Japanese-whiskey-in-hand, brainiac criminals. Anyone could go after the crazy
maniacs. I wanted to do battle against a higher class of criminals. Why should
the big corporate detective firms corner that market? I wanted to show off my
suave intellectual skills and prove this private street detective wasn’t the
stereotypical doofus.
My last case of the Blade Gunner had given me
such a strong desire to avoid any outrageous violence and frenzy for a while.
Unfortunately, in Metropolis, there would be no such luck for me, as the case
of the NeuroDancer would prove.
I was a
permanent cosmic magnet for violence. The violence didn’t have to be overt.
Subtle violence—quiet, plotting criminals—could kill you as effectively as
killer terminator robots and supercyborgs. I was accustomed to the hulking,
scary-looking, skin-crawl-inducing criminals. But I had learned the hard way
that they could wear silky nylons and neon lipstick, too.
Which is crazier, indeed: the
criminal—or the client?
CHAPTER I: CLIENT ZERO
The only sound was that of the rain
hitting the window behind me. As I sat behind my desk, I knew I was in trouble
from the moment she walked into my office. The high-fashion, two-piece black
slicker outfit she wore was tight enough to be a second skin, and wrapped
around her eyes was a clear red visor. Those piercing eyes locked on me and
never let go.
The Dame sat in the chair directly facing me and crossed
her legs.
“Mr. Cruz, I’d like to hire you,” she said in her sensual
voice.
“Miss, I gotta ask. Is it dangerous?”
“Dangerous, Mr. Cruz?”
“Yeah. What do you want to hire me to do?
Does it involve…gangsters? Cyborgs? Killer robots? I don’t do dangerous.
Dangerous means I get shot. I don’t like to get shot.”
“Oh, no, Mr.
Cruz. I’m just an innocent damsel in distress, who needs a little help from the
local private detective.”
I said to myself, Yeah, sure. I
knew I wasn’t gonna touch this case with a 10-foot pole. It had danger written
all over it, back and front.
“Miss, I’m
sorry, but I actually won’t be able to take your case. I—”
“Oh, I forgot one thing, Mr. Cruz,” the NeuroDancer added.
“What’s that?” I asked.
The only thing
my eyes focused on was the slim briefcase she opened and laid on top of my
desk. It was filled with stacks of beautiful currency.
“When do you want me to start?” I asked.
The Electric Sheep Massacre
Liquid Cool Book 4
The Cyberpunk Detective Series Goes to London!
But in The Electric Sheep Massacre does our detective come back?
And, is that before or after someone tries to kill him in the world
of virtual reality?!
And, is that before or after someone tries to kill him in the world
of virtual reality?!
Liquid Cool is the action-packed (and funny), debut cyberpunk
detective series.
Liquid Cool is Blade Runner meets the Maltese Falcon. In the next
installment of the sci-fi/cyberpunk detective series, author Austin
Dragon takes our private detective from the wild, concrete wastelands
outside the supercity Metropolis across the Great Ocean to London
Prime (that’s what they call it in the future) to the most
dangerous place in the world—virtual reality, where all of a sudden
people are killing and dying.
installment of the sci-fi/cyberpunk detective series, author Austin
Dragon takes our private detective from the wild, concrete wastelands
outside the supercity Metropolis across the Great Ocean to London
Prime (that’s what they call it in the future) to the most
dangerous place in the world—virtual reality, where all of a sudden
people are killing and dying.
It’s the cyberpunk novel reimagined—an ever-rainy world of colossal
skyscrapers, hovercars, flashy neon streets, and futuristic
mechanization. Metropolis isn’t a bad place, but it isn’t a good
one either. Uber-governments and megacorporations fight for control
of the fifty-million-plus supercity, but so does crime.
skyscrapers, hovercars, flashy neon streets, and futuristic
mechanization. Metropolis isn’t a bad place, but it isn’t a good
one either. Uber-governments and megacorporations fight for control
of the fifty-million-plus supercity, but so does crime.
Welcome to the high-tech, low-life world of Liquid Cool.
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Austin Dragon is author of the After Eden Series, including the After Eden:
Tek-Fall mini-series, the classic Sleepy Hollow Horrors, and the
cyberpunk detective series, Liquid Cool. He is a native New Yorker,
but has called Los Angeles, California home for the last twenty
years. Words to describe him, in no particular order: U.S. Army,
English teacher, one-time resident of Paris, political junkie, movie
buff, campaign manager and staffer of presidential and gubernatorial
campaigns, Fortune 500 corporate recruiter, renaissance man, and
dreamer.
Tek-Fall mini-series, the classic Sleepy Hollow Horrors, and the
cyberpunk detective series, Liquid Cool. He is a native New Yorker,
but has called Los Angeles, California home for the last twenty
years. Words to describe him, in no particular order: U.S. Army,
English teacher, one-time resident of Paris, political junkie, movie
buff, campaign manager and staffer of presidential and gubernatorial
campaigns, Fortune 500 corporate recruiter, renaissance man, and
dreamer.
He is currently working on new books and series in science fiction,
fantasy, and classic horror!
fantasy, and classic horror!
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