Ninth Step Station: Episode 1 Sample
51 pages · Released Apr 13, 2019 · Serial Box
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Ninth Step Station is a near-future detective mystery set in a geopolitically divided Tokyo, designed for older teen and adult audiences. The 51-page first episode introduces crime-solving partners navigating political tension and murder investigations with some violence and mature themes, but limited graphic content in this installment. The serial format and cyberpunk setting with bodymod technology and resistance movements suggest thoughtful science fiction rather than action-heavy storytelling, though the full scope of content across episodes is difficult to assess from this sample alone.
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A local cop. A US Peacekeeper. A divided Tokyo. In the future, two mismatched cops must work together to solve crimes in a divided Tokyo. Years of disaster and conflict have left Tokyo split between great powers. In the city of drone-enforced borders, bodymod black markets, and desperate resistance movements, US peacek... A local cop. A US Peacekeeper. A divided Tokyo. In the future, two mismatched cops must work together to solve crimes in a divided Tokyo. Years of disaster and conflict have left Tokyo split between great powers. In the city of drone-enforced borders, bodymod black markets, and desperate resistance movements, US peacekeeper Emma Higashi is assigned to partner with Tokyo Metropolitan Police Detective Miyako Koreda. Together, they must race to solve a series of murders that test their relationship and threaten to overturn the balance of global power. And amid the chaos, they each need to decide what they are willing to do for peace. This is the first episode of Ninth Step Station. Created by Malka Older, whose Infomocracy was named one of Kirkus' "Best Fiction of 2016", with cowriters Jacqueline Koyanagi (author of Ascension), Fran Wilde (2016 Nebula Award nominee, and winner of the 2016 Andre Norton and Compton Crook awards), and Curtis C. Chen (2017 Locus Awards and Endeavour Award Finalist).
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ISBN 9781682105795 · Serial Box