Wishlist Wednesday: Mindwalker by Kate Dylan

When is it out?: Already released

What’s it about?: Eighteen-year-old Sil Sarrah is determined to die a legend. In the ten years she’s been rescuing imperilled field agents for the Syntex Corporation—by commandeering their minds from afar and leading them to safety—Sil hasn’t lost a single life. And she’s not about to start now.

She’s got twelve months left on the clock before the supercomputer grafted to her brain kills her, and she’s hell-bent on using that time to cement her legacy. Sil’s going to be the only Mindwalker to ever pitch a perfect game—even despite the debilitating glitches she’s experiencing. But when a critical mission goes south, Sil is forced to flee the very company she once called home.

Desperate to prove she’s no traitor, Sil infiltrates the Analog Army, an activist faction working to bring Syntex down. Her plan is to win back her employer’s trust by destroying the group from within. Instead, she and the Army’s reckless leader, Ryder, uncover a horrifying truth that threatens to undo all the good Sil’s ever done.

With her tech rapidly degrading and her new ally keeping dangerous secrets of his own, Sil must find a way to stop Syntex in order to save her friends, her reputation—and maybe even herself.

Why do I want to read it?: I happened to be lucky enough to read a portion of the book early on, back when Kate was pitching the novel for a mentoring competition. And it was amazing. The pace and tension were amazing, and there was lashings of the sarcastic rapier wit that I love so very much. I’m not a massive fan of sci-fi in general, but the characters and plot drew me in and left me wanting more. I’ve held off on buying it so far only because hardbacks were, until recently, out of my budget, but I’m hoping to find some time to pick up a copy now my financial situation is a bit better. From what I’ve read, I’m in love with it, and I can only imagine it’s gotten better with more edits! A lot of my friends have read it and enjoyed it too, so it’s definitely one I’m hyped for.

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