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Description
The Glass Garden: A Cyberpunk Tale of Nature's Resilience
By Jonathan Smith
In a neon-lit megacity dominated by towering skyscrapers and digital illusions, Jade, a skilled hacker with a shadowy past, navigates the urban jungle where nature is a distant memory. The city's oppressive atmosphere is filled with synthetic parks and virtual reality experiences marketed as "natural escapes."
Jade's life takes a thrilling turn when she stumbles upon encrypted data hinting at the existence of a hidden enclave filled with real plants and animals. Driven by curiosity, she discovers the Glass Garden, a massive greenhouse thriving with real flora and fauna—a stark contrast to the synthetic world around her.
Here, Jade meets Dr. Evelyn Green, the guardian of the Glass Garden, who reveals the significance of preserving genuine nature in a technologically dominated world. However, the powerful corporation TekNova soon becomes aware of Jade's discovery and sees the Glass Garden as a potential goldmine for profit and enhanced VR experiences.
Determined to protect this sanctuary, Jade allies with rebels and outcasts, including Dex, a former TekNova employee, and Lila, a street-smart scavenger. Together, they must fend off TekNova's mercenaries and devise a plan to secure the Garden's location. But betrayal lurks among them, leading to a breach in the Garden's defenses and a coordinated attack by TekNova.
In a climactic showdown, Jade confronts the ruthless TekNova CEO in a battle that spans both the physical and digital realms. Her ultimate sacrifice ensures the safety of the Garden, uploading a crippling virus into TekNova's system.
As rumors of the Glass Garden spread, the city begins to change. People become more aware of the importance of real nature, and pockets of resistance against corporate control start to form. Evelyn and the remaining allies vow to continue Jade's mission, protecting the Garden and integrating nature back into the city.
"The Glass Garden" ends with a hopeful epilogue, where small green sprouts break through the concrete jungle, symbolizing hope and the enduring power of nature against technological domination. This cyberpunk adventure is a gripping tale of resilience, sacrifice, and the fight to reclaim a world where nature can thrive once more.
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- Auteur(s) :
- Editeur:
Contenu
- Langue:
- Anglais
Caractéristiques
- EAN:
- 9798227271976
- Date de parution :
- 12-06-24
- Format:
- Ebook
- Protection digitale:
- /
- Format numérique:
- ePub
