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Title details for City of Shattered Light by Claire Winn - Available

City of Shattered Light

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by Claire Winn
Sarah Beth Pfeifer
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As heiress to a powerful tech empire, seventeen-year-old Asa Almeida strives to prove she's more than her manipulative father's shadow. But when he uploads her rebellious sister's mind to an experimental brain, Asa will do anything to save her sister from reprogramming—including fleeing her predetermined future with her sister's digitized mind in tow. With a bounty on her head and a rogue AI hunting her, Asa's getaway ship crash-lands in the worst possible place: the neon-drenched outlaw paradise, Requiem.
Gunslinging smuggler Riven Hawthorne is determined to claw her way up Requiem's underworld hierarchy. A runaway rich girl is exactly the bounty Riven needs—until a nasty computer virus spreads in Asa's wake, causing a citywide blackout and tech quarantine. To get the payout for Asa and save Requiem from the monster in its circuits, Riven must team up with her captive.
Riven breaks skulls the way Asa breaks circuits, but their opponent is unlike anything they've ever seen. The AI exploits the girls' darkest memories and deepest secrets, threatening to shatter the fragile alliance they're both depending on. As one of Requiem's 154-hour nights grows darker, the girls must decide whether to fend for themselves or fight for each other before Riven's city and Asa's sister are snuffed out forever.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Requiem Dark

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    December 28, 2021

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781666153576
      • File size: 383142 KB
      • Duration: 13:18:12

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      Starred review from February 1, 2022

      Gr 9 Up-Riven is a gun-slinging smuggler living in Requiem. Working for a syndicate, she steals and cashes in on bounties for the matriarch. Her dream is to climb up the underworld hierarchy. When an operation goes south thanks to a fellow bounty hunter, Riven and her crew find themselves in hot water. To survive, they have to find a bounty that will quickly rake in $20,000. Asa, heiress to a technological tycoon, lives a rigidly controlled life. When her father uploads her rebellious sister's mind into an experimental reprogramming simulation, Asa steals the canister with her digitized mind and escapes. Her trip is cut short, however, when she crash-lands on Requiem. A botched kidnapping causes Riven and Asa's paths to cross. Battling artificial intelligences, vengeful bounty hunters, and Asa's father's many connections, the two must find a way to solve both of their problems. Will they succeed? Narrator Sarah Beth Pfeifer expertly uses unique voices to bring the complex characters to life. Her narration matches pace with the story. The plot is well developed, engaging, and action packed. Worldbuilding is well done and draws readers into Riven's and Asa's complicated lives. LGBTQIA+ characters are well represented in the cued white cast. VERDICT A must-listen for fans of science fiction, swashbuckling fiction, and adventure. Recommended for most library collections.-Kira Moody

      Copyright 2022 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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