Book 2 of
The Critical Limit Trilogy
Winning is no longer the objective. One score ends the plan. One bad choice ends someone else.
About the Book
Winning is no longer the objective.
Ashen Morrow has survived the League, but survival has left her body damaged, her Striker predictive, and every choice under observation. Across Neon Coast, Raze Sinclair is being sold as her perfect rival while the Proxy Grid turns their pain into a shared control system.
Then they discover a buried rule: hold a genuine match at 0–0 through regulation and three overtimes, and an old safety protocol will force a ninety-second local reboot—just long enough to open a witness window into records the Ministry buried.
The catch is brutal.
Their teams must keep fighting for real. No score. No default. No concession. No medical closure. And the people above them can change the rules while the game is live.
To expose what happened to Jackson Archfield, Ashen and Raze must sabotage victory without looking like they are trying to lose, trust teammates they have already hurt, and survive a system capable of turning pain, medicine, cameras, and safety law into weapons.
One score ends the plan. One bad choice ends someone else.
Book Details
Series: The Critical Limit Trilogy
Book: 2
Author: Brendan Marlow
Genre: Science Fiction
Formats: Kindle eBook; Paperback
Paperback length: 245 pages