root-book

In the 27th century, the Thandros Corporation rules over the Tau Ceti system and its inhabitants. Ninety-five percent of the population lives in the industrialized megacity of Vega Prime, a grim illusory world where consumption is humanity''''s only value. Here, the small, gold-tinged capsule known as Vanta-B dominates the black market as the best-selling drug. Its effect? Simple: it wipes your memory for a few hours. Yet, the ability to selectively forget and craft a past filled only with happy moments is exactly what the working class craves.With nearly every factory worker under its influence, almost everyone has forgotten the man who invented it. Only one mysterious technician, working in Keldaraan’s largest glider plant, still remembers the legend of Cal Rook—the visionary who revolutionized the lives of corporate slaves and brought hope to the poorest of the poor.The technician wants to tell Cal Rook’s story to the world. But there’s one problem: augmented mercenaries are trying to kill him...