China’s working class to the edge of desperation. With their lives crushed under relentless exploitation, the hope of revolution has become their only escape. When a kinetic energy bomb obliterates the heart of the resistance, it leaves millions dead, the city of Xi’an in ruins, and the survivors shattered. As the flame of resistance threatens to fizzle out, one genetically modified soldier refuses to surrender. Born with the ability to talk to machines, Robert Lilly devises a plan to outsmart the corporation’s forces. With nothing but his wits and a small but loyal squad at his side, he sets out on a perilous mission to dismantle the corporation’s most dangerous weapon and restore hope to the masses. The path of devastation and burden of leadership force Robert to weigh the value of his own humanity against the survival of the masses. As the line between hero and villain blurs, Robert must decide how far he’s willing to go to bring down an empire bent on destroying his world. The Uprising must succeed—but at what price?

In 2267 C.E., a century after the nukes of WWIII vaporized cities and irradiated the landscape, greedy CORPs control the new America with consumerism, drugs and cybernetic modifications. But not everyone embraces this technology. Genetically-modified savants hold on to their lineage like armor, using their Skills to subvert the CORPs—and are murdered for it.Sam Lilly, a street kid from the slums of The Sink, loses Grant, his best friend, as well as his leg in a dataheist-gone-wrong. Rescued by a savant named Mara, he falls in with The Company, a group of anti-corporation rebels, each with their own tragedy at the hands of the CORPs. While Sam learns to live with his new body, the computer chip he carries whispers revolution and makes him the target of a single-minded CORPs assassin.Can Sam work with The Company to topple the CORPs and rescue Grant before they take everything from him?