Faith Faraday - A Novel by Syndicate Member Hipshot


Our long time member, Hipshot, wrote and published his first book. As part of his process he asked for some Syndicate support to be beta readers and provide him raw and honest feedback. A number of members stepped and did that which guided him towards an even stronger book that is now low. Hipshot has this thank you to share with the team: [i]Hey everybody. You won't believe it. I wrote a sci-fi book. Six Syndies helped me as beta readers, Ranco, Perlin, Coral, Kit, Taeeren & Erwin. And it's finally up for pre-order, after 4 years of writing, crying, editing, writing, crying, publishing. You can see three of the Syndies give their thoughts on https://www.faithfaraday.com/
But what is the book about? Hipshot describes it as: In 2076, a revolutionary AI elevates Japan as the world’s only technological mega-power.

Samu, the Empress’s ‘Restorative AI’, leads a tech renaissance inventing quantum fusion, practical quantum computing, and a faster-than-light drive, promising a Japan-first colonization of the stars.

That promise is broken when Samu’s colony ship explodes on launch, killing all aboard, including Hope Faraday.

Now it’s up to her twin sister Faith, a half-Danish, half-Japanese Daemon Hunter trained to detect and neutralize rogue AIs, to find out why. She infiltrates The Hollow, Japan’s research and development bunker deep inside Mt. Fuji, and she’s not coming out without answers.

With her sentient AI, Grace, in her ear and her loyal utility bot, Chip, by her side, Faith navigates a NeoTokyo both old and new. From tea ceremonies with a deadly cyberGeisha to horseback archery contests at the Empress's birthday celebration, Faith must prove herself ‘Japanese enough’ to uncover the truth.