The narrative, written by sci-fi author Richard Morgan, follows a standard mission of corporate espionage that quickly spirals into a personal discovery of betrayal:
In the cyberpunk world of , set in the year 2069, traditional governments have been replaced by mega-corporations known as "Syndicates". These entities control the population through neural chip implants called DART bio-chips , which grant users direct access to a global "dataverse" but also subject them to corporate surveillance and control. The Protagonist: Miles Kilo Syndicate 2012
The story is secondary to the "heart-pounding" action, which focuses on the brutal efficiency of a corporate hitman. The world is visually divided between the and the grimy, neon-lit "Downzone" . The narrative, written by sci-fi author Richard Morgan,