Cyberpunk City: The Data Riot

Cyberpunk City #5

by D.L. Young

He was finished with the AI wars. They weren’t finished with him.

Forced by a fringe AI cult to undergo an irreversible procedure, Maddox’s mind will never be the same. But in a dark twist of fate, his cybernetically-enhanced brain—the irreversible upgrade he never asked for and never wanted—may hold the key to ending the AI wars for good, and altering humanity’s fate forever.

Genres: Cyberpunk, Science Fiction, Dystopia

228 pages, Paperback

First published October 26, 2020

About the author

D.L. Young is a Pushcart Prize nominee and winner of the Independent Press Award.

EMPIRE AND ASHES SERIES

War is coming...interstellar civil war

A conflict of unimaginable scale threatens to end ten thousand years of Realm primacy.

Desperate to avoid bloodshed across the Great Arm, the empire's top spymaster takes matters into his own hands, undertaking a secret high-risk gambit to save the peace.

Jeryn Lorsi, the spymaster's apprentice, is hardly ready for an operation of this importance. An ex-black marketeer turned spy, Jeryn's no hero.

But when tragedy strikes their peacekeeping mission, that's exactly what he'll have to become.

CYBERPUNK CITY SERIES

Sprawling megacities, rogue AIs, black market tech, modded mercenaries, and pulse-pounding stories filled with unexpected twists. If you love action-packed near-future thrillers, you won't want to miss this series!

DARK REPUBLIC SERIES

For fans of Mad Max-style futuristic thrillers. In the wastelands of the near-future, rival factions wage battles over territory and precious resources, killer drones fly overhead in search of prey, and everyday life is a desperate scramble for survival.

Reviews

[Nac]

Another good page turner a few twists with a good ending

[saintlouis]

The end of the line…

This is the final episode of a marvelous adventure. All of the loose ends are tied up, happy endings mostly. This is an exceptional series. I highly recommend it.

[Amy Johnson]

This is an absolute must read for cyberpunk fans. Here you will find fun (dysfunctional) characters, an engaging world & action-packed plot. The series isn't as long as I'd like it to be, but what there is I thoroughly enjoyed.

Made me laugh, made me cry, made me want Thai curry.

[David]

Great stuff!

I like this series very much. It's good entertainment. Throughout the series, the story had a good pace of character building and action, which was both intense but easy to keep up with. It's been proofread well, so it's a smooth, easy read that's easy to get absorbed into.

[Aisha]

I just finished the book a few moments ago. Just wow. The final book had me on the edge of my seat. I couldn't put it down! I didn't expect to cry at the end of this, but to my surprise I did and couldn't help it. This has to be one of my favourite Cyberpunk stories of all time. Absolutely remarkable. Young has written a masterpiece and I wholeheartedly thank him for this reading experience.

[Harrison Hodges]

I don’t often take the time to write reviews out of laziness, but I had to leave one for the Cyberpunk city series. Just finished Data Riot and I must say this is the first time in a while I have felt that familiar feeling of sadness when you finish a series of books you really enjoyed.

The books are fast-paced, interesting, contain great cyberpunk style imagery, and are stocked with well rounded characters I really got invested in. I binged this series in about a week and a half, and I admittedly don’t have a great attention span with books unless I’m really into them.

Kudos to DL Young for a great series of books. You’ve gained a fan!

[C.T. Phipps]

A fitting climax for the CyberpunK City saga and sadly probably the last book. I have to state that I grew very frustrated with the constant neverending bias that Maddox showed against the Nameless AI and the Nettes. Sadly, that costs him dearly in this book and he learns his lesson the hard way. We finally have a showdown between two powerful AI and our antihero is forced to confront some of his misapprehensions. Still, all's well that end's well--or is it?

[sharon davidson]

Awsome

I have read every Shadow Run novel published. I must say that these surpass those. There is a more depth to the characters. Interesting thete is more visual impact for the cyber world in the machine.
Tha AI personalities were great.

[Anders]

This is the conclusion of the Cyberpunk City series. I'm glad I started reading it and will miss the atmosphere and Maddox himself now when it's done. I highly recommend it.

I will definately check out what else the author has written!

[Michael Schirle]

I enjoyed the series. We got a conclusion and answers, and arguably a pretty sad ending for the setting. Everyone is saved, but at what cost.

I definitely would enjoy some sort of spin off to the series if that was ever made.

[Michael Anthony]

Loved the Series. Well written. Excellent plot. Terrific ending! Well done!