Synopsis

"IknewIwashandsomeenoughtobeaprotagonist,butIdidn'tthinkitwouldhappenlikethis."Intheneon-drenched,filth-encrustedstreetsofNightCity,survivalisn'tagoal—it’safull-timejob.KaelusedtobearisingstaratArasakaAcademy,ascholarshipstudentwithagenius-leveltalentforfirearmtechnology.Now?He’sjustanotherfaceinthecrowd,flippingsyntheticstarchflatbreadsfilledwith"meat"thatusedtohavesixlegs,allwhiledodgingstraybulletsandTygerClawshakedowns.Inacitythateatsdreamsforbreakfast,Kaelhaslearnedthegoldenrules:keepyourheaddown,payyourprotectionfees,andnever—ever—turnaroundwhenastrangercallsyourname.Buthisquiet,cowardlylifeisupendedwhenhispastliterallycatchesuptohimintheformofLucy,ahigh-tierNetrunnerneighborwhooncestolehistuitionandnowdemandshistechnicalexpertise.Justasthepressureofthestreetsreachesabreakingpoint,Kael’srealityfractures.Heawakensinamysterious,void-likespace,onlytocomeface-to-facewithversionsofhimselffromacrossthemultiverse—aPilotfromtheFrontier(Titanfall2),aGhoulfromtheshadowsofTokyo,aslayerofGoblins,andaheroinaworldofMarvels.Withashared"cheat"thatconnectshismanyselves,KaelisnolongerjustastreetvendorhidingfromArasaka’sshadows.FromthedepthsofNightCitytotheedgeofthegalaxy,thelegendofthe"SimultaneousTraveler"begins.NightCity,yousonofabitch...getreadytoburn.