"When Toshiko almost accidentally steals a precious dragon pearl from a powerful gangster, they're plunged into a fast-moving adventure involving a conspiracy to deport all the city's illegal immigrants to certain death, and replace low-paid workers with attractive female robots. Various plot strands see characters discovering magical powers, a mother dragon desperate to save her baby's life, and a strangely helpful cat."
A generation ship carrying Earth colonists across a 400-year voyage keeps hundreds in frozen stasis while an expanding maintenance crew manages harsh control under an Administration. Peaceful protests grow, and some crew members whisper about revolution. The city-ship uses two official languages, Inglez and Arabek, while a wider argot called Nupol—built from many dead Earth languages—spreads among protesters and viewpoint characters. A translator recognizes that speaking different languages changes a person’s identity. In Rainshadow City, hi-tech wealth and corruption coexist with magic, poverty, and crime. Kawakamis seek revenge for a murdered aunt, triggering an adventure involving a conspiracy to deport illegal immigrants to death and replace low-paid workers with attractive female robots. Magical powers, a mother dragon, and a helpful cat appear amid the plot. In No Ghosts, psychics and mediums claim ghosts have vanished across Britain, and a young protagonist’s story begins from that premise.
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