FrostByte: A Desi Cyberpunk Novel by N.S Chaudhury

What do you fight for, when you lose yourself? A high-profile murder, a life stolen and illegally returned, all tied to a mystery that threatens to upend multiple lives. The night Hania Fatik was murdered in cold blood, she died believing her death to be a permanent one. However, fate had a different plan in mind when Hania wakes up in a body not her own, in a city also not her own. Now, faced with an uncertain future as an illegal resurrect, Hania must learn to navigate a life she didn’t want, while trying to investigate the abrupt ending of the one she did. The night a strange woman passes out in his store, Ayan Shihab realizes his wish to protect his loved ones and stay under the watcher's radar is over. Holding the secret of his illicit activities close to his chest, Ayan finds his life is thrown into chaos when he's forced to care for his unwelcome guest, dredging up demons from his past he'd rather forget. Now, he must do everything in his power to avoid getting purged for harboring an illegal resurrect, help his houseguest figure out the mystery of her murder, all while trying not to get anyone else killed. Can Ayan push himself beyond his limits and take unprecedented risks to protect the ones he loves? Will Hania learn to let go of her long-held prejudices and rely on people she considered beneath her?

Adult • Science Fiction/Cyberpunk and Biopunk

Content Warning: This story includes themes and description of events that may not be suitable for everyone. These include: ● Home break in resulting in on-page death by gunshot wounds, experienced by main character ● On-page anxiety and panic attacks experienced by main character on page, multiple instances ● Self-medication with fictional mood-altering substances, multiple instances experienced on-page ● Use of fictional mood-altering substances in interrogation without the victim’s knowledge ● Mental illness portrayed accurately but detailed on-page including anxiety, depression and instances of suicidal ideation ● Mention of past attempt to end own life, main character ● Near death experiences, multiple instances including poisoning, near fall from a great height ● Off-page multiple character deaths in targeted bombings, reported in news bulletins ● Off-page instance of character being physically assaulted ● Mildly graphic depictions of sci-fi medical procedures