fast & furious & bicycles

We outlive capitalism. In our solarpunk future, San Francisco is neon green with sustainable abundance. Climate refugees build new communities in skyscrapers once cluttered with cubicles. But not everyone wants to live in the city of fog-kissed gardens.

A family of survivalists kept to themselves, within rewilded lands. It’s a hard and isolated life, and one of their sons chooses to run away. In San Francisco, he finds new friends, even falls in love with a competitive bicyclist. She introduces him to a club of speed demons, who trick out e-bikes to race up the city’s legendary hills and careen down again even faster.

When armored trucks roll in bristling with rifles, the survivalists expect to kidnap their son amidst a confusion of explosions and a hellfire of bullets. They don’t reckon on the recklessness of his new chosen family. The bicycle gang will go to any length to protect him and at any electrified speed.

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[–] 5 points 7 months ago (1 child)

I already enjoyed the mermaid a lot! Will check this out as well.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago* (1 child)

    I'm reading this now! It's pretty dope!

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

    Just to clarify, are there significant changes from the first version of the book?

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 7 months ago

    Most of the changes were for added clarity. The one perhaps significant change is that initially Athena says the preppers may take the ammunition they need, but they must leave Matt behind.

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