Glass skull

When luck smiles on you,

step over the bodies. Literally.

Niky Antonov and his cronies are scraping by on the breadline. As a simple con artist in New Czechoslovakia of 2076, he earns a living by hoodwinking people through augmented reality, when he is not dying of a hangover or owing rent.

But this hand-to-mouth existence is about to end. Among corpses in expensive suits, with warm blood still gushing from their bodies, Niky finds a mysterious briefcase. Its contents can upgrade the human brain in unprecedented ways. The problem is that several criminal factions, the cops, and an intelligence agency with a longer reach than it might first appear are all interested in this very same revolutionary technology.

Instead of turning tail as usual, Niky grabs the opportunity by the scruff of the neck and decides to squeeze the absolute most out of the situation – even if it costs him his life. A new European war is looming on the horizon, and the high-tech novelty in the briefcase represents an unexpected superweapon that can tip the balance of power…

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Action-packed sci-fi set in a futuristic Prague,

where you can steal from a person's head just as easily as stealing their wallet or car.