A wildly inventive science fiction debut from the co-founder of io9. Earth, 2144. Jack is an anti-patent scientist turned drug pirate, fabricating cheap medicines for those who can't otherwise afford them. But her latest drug hack has left a trail of lethal overdoses. Hot on her trail is an unlikely pair : Eliasz, a deadly military agent, and his indentured robotic partner, Paladin. As they race to stop Jack, they begin to form an uncommonly close bond that neither of them fully understands.
And underlying it all is one fundamental question : is freedom possible in a culture where everything, even people, can be owned ?
