Chemical Love is a neo-noir dystopian thriller set in the rain-soaked streets of New Victoria, a city rebuilt after the devastating Third World War. The story follows Derek Winters, a retired police officer turned private investigator, who is drawn back into the underworld of espionage, cybernetics, and chemical addictions. When Winters is approached by an old acquaintance, Veronica, he is pulled into a covert operation to prevent a looming catastrophe orchestrated by the United States of the American Pacific. Alongside a motley crew of skilled operatives—including the ruthless Babichev Twins, a tech-savvy Dreamweaver, and an enigmatic Empather—Winters must navigate a city where utopia is merely a facade, and every shadow hides a new danger.
As Winters delves deeper into the mission, he confronts not only the ghosts of his past but also the grim reality of a world where human consciousness can be digitized, manipulated, and weaponized. With the threat of Project Phoenix hanging over the Neutral Zone, Winters races against time to uncover a mole within the Ministry of Defense, battling both external enemies and his own chemical dependencies.
Chemical Love explores themes of addiction, betrayal, and the moral complexities of a technologically advanced society, where love, like everything else, can be chemically engineered.
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Chemical Love is the first novel by American author Thomas R. Gannon, following his two previously published collections of short stories, poems, and essays – Strange Gods and When the Brisk Willow Hits the Wind. The work draws inspiration from the likes of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and The Dresden Files, set in an imagined future of our own world.
ASIN : B0DGF4TZ6T
Publisher : Independently published (September 7, 2024)
Language : English
Paperback : 179 pages
ISBN-13 : 979-8336315226
Reading age : 17 – 18 years
Item Weight : 6.1 ounces
Dimensions : 4 x 0.45 x 6 inches
