October 28, 2005
Geek Mafia
From Rick Dakan, Co-Creator of City of Heroes
GEEK MAFIA
A novel of comics, games, and crime
Fired from a job he hated at a company he loved, videogame designer Paul Reynolds is drowning his sorrows in late-morning margaritas when he meets an alluring, pink-haired conwoman named Chloe. With the help of her gang of techno-pirate friends, Chloe helps Paul not only take revenge on his former employers, but also extort a ton of money from them in the process. What more could a recently unemployed, over-worked videogame designer in Silicon Valley ask for?
In return for Chloe’s help, Paul agrees to create counterfeit comic books for one of her Crew’s criminal schemes. In the process finds himself drawn right into the center of their wild, seductive, underground world. He falls in love with their fun loving, drug fueled “off the grid” lifestyle almost as fast as he falls head over heels for Chloe. Wary of the Crew’s darker side, but eager to impress both the girl and the gang, Paul uses his game design expertise to invent a masterful con of his own. But can he trust any of them, or is he the one who’s really being conned?
In stores February, 2006. Available online, right now, and only here.
“A fast, fun novel from author Rick Dakan. One is reminded that living a sheltered, regimented life can be oh so boring and dull. It’s time to get ‘Off-the-Grid’ and experience freedom in a whole new way! A highly-recommended read!”
—USABookNews.com