The Velocity of Revolution

February 1, 2021
Magic is produced by the combination of the consumption of a mushroom that creates a psychic link among those who partake and the speed generated by those people's vehicles. Ziaparr is a conquered city, paying debts incurred in the previous war and providing resources for the current one. Forced into a strict caste system based on foreign or native ancestry, the lower castes are rebelling against the foreign imposition and rediscovering their heritage through the now-illegal mushrooms. N�lia Enapi, a skilled rider, is on her first mission, learning the connection between mushrooms and her cycle's speed, when she is captured by civil patrol officer Wenthi Tung�t. The government uses mushrooms to connect their minds, setting Wenthi on an infiltration mission with access to N�lia's imprisoned mind, allowing him to fit into both the rebellion and a lower caste. Coupled with N�lia's ever-strengthening presence in his mind and revelations of the harsh reality for the lower castes, Wenthi is torn between justice and duty. Maresca's standalone (after People of the City, 2020) is another example of his delightful world building.

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