Synopsis

Inaworldofcountlessenemies,therighttalentisallittakestothrive. FreddyStern,atwenty-one-year-oldcashier,haslivedaplain,albeitharshlife.Havingbeenorphaned—twice—he'sspentthelasttenyearsworkingandstayingoutoftrouble.Hisonlyaspirationistosaveenoughmoneytobecomeanarchhuman.Hisdreamgetsthejumponhimwhenhebarelysurvivesanear-deathencounterandfindshimselfwith1%Lifesteal,abizarretalentwithnumerouscontradictionsandjustasmanyuses.Witheverydeadenemy,hebecomesabitstronger,alittlewiser,andalotmoreruthless.Andnomatterhowmuchdamagehetakes,hecanalwaysputhimselfbacktogether.Physically,atleast.Butonhispathtopower,afterhavingtolookattherottinggutsofarchhumansocietyagainandagain,canhistalentkeephismindandsoulaspristineashisbody?Orwillthatpartofhimsimplyremainbroken?