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Orry's been jacking into the net since he was little, so much that the real world hardly seems real. As the Steel Butterfly, he's damned good at slipping past the authorities and spider bots that try keep unauthorized access of the net to a minimum. Everything's going great until he accidentally grabs some black packets. They're full of data that the authorities don't want anyone to know and now Orry's on the run, suffering from withdrawal and getting desperate. Dar and Cents are lovers and members of an underground that is living virtually free of the net. They take Orry in and help him out. Problem is that Orry stole something the authorities want very badly. Will Orry, Dar and Cents figure out how to spread the word while keeping their personal lives together? No library descriptions found. |
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And suddenly Dar, a not jacker, and Cents, a former jacker, arrive to rescue him. They talk of a place without stream but with real things, water, wind, colour... And they make love, between them and with him. For the first time in his life Orry feels something real and it's beautiful and frightful.
Orry is a fragile character, he is like a butterfly, could fly near to you, but you are to be very careful not to scare him. He needs a warm touch and someone who takes care of him. Cents is all energy and sassy behaviour, but he is also generous: he is jealous of the love of Dar, but he knows that Orry needs that and he is willing to share. Dar is like a rock: he is the real thing in a world goes mad; he is the anchor for his boys, without him they will drift in the stream.
An interesting futuristic tale, somewhat dark but not to heavy. Mike Shade manages to write a story that doesn't slide in the dark side. It is rather short and you will read it in one session, thanks also to the fastpaced rhythm.