Scion by James Islington

Scion is the first book in a new series from James Islington, the Australian author whose fantasy (The Will of the Many, the Licanius Trilogy) has sold in the millions. This time he moves into science fiction, and it is fast, sharp and cinematic.

Azure kills rich people for a living, and it is all perfectly legal. Once the ultra-wealthy worked out how to live forever, the only real deterrent left was someone like her, and her genetic enhancements make her very good at the job. Then a strange assignment lands: not a kill, but a protection job, guarding a scientist someone wants dead. It should be simple. It is not, and soon Azure is the one in the crosshairs.

A cyberpunk thriller in the spirit of Blade Runner and John Wick, for readers of Islington's own The Will of the Many.

'A high-octane cyberpunk thrill ride.' Fonda Lee

'Explosive and delightfully cinematic.' Publishers Weekly, starred review