**A Sci-Fi political thriller set in a terrifyingly real future** When all of humanity is connected, the center of the Web is the seat of true power. In a century, the world's old political borders have dissolved. At the center of what remains of civilization sits the NAU, a nation ruled by two po
The Beam, Season Three
โ Scribed by Sean Platt; Sean Platt
- Publisher
- Sterling & Stone
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 429 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
The battle over Shift -- the electoral process that will decide the nation's fate -- is heating up ... while at the same time something is happening within the Beam network: a thing coming alive, its power unchecked and out of control.
Micah and Isaac Ryan, the brothers sitting at each political party's head, have resorted to tooth-and-nail tactics to eke out as many votes as possible. The Beau Monde observes everything, sticking their fingers in the pie only to change the flavor to their personal tastes. Everyone else has one simple goal: surviving the battle.
Kai struggles with a job bigger than she's ever faced, against a foe she can't hope to outwit. Dominic, his law enforcement job precarious after betraying the drug runners he once smuggled for, must keep his head down even as he pokes his nose into the game of higher politics. And Nicolai, the unwitting harbinger of the Beam itself, concocts his own plots to overthrow the arrogant Ryans once and...
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