Having adopted an orphaned girl Nephilim rescued from human trafficking, Finwick has been trying to provide for her. Strangely, my favorite part of the book is the character development for Nephilim’s creepy stalker, Finwick. It is easy to believe Metatron when he says they have to be overthrown but given he wants to replace them with a cyborg nobility that he’s already shown himself to have no hesitation to brainwash, it’s unquestionable he’d be worse. They are a real piece of work, I’ve got to say, being every bit as decadent and corrupt as Ancient Rome’s worst leaders. This book finally introduces us to the Olympias board of directors. It’s an ugly look but makes the character far more interesting than the one-note love interest he was seemingly before. Even when those lives are the people Nephilim called her friends and family. Worse, Cillian is being aided by Nephilim’s former lover, Jake, with the man having no care about the lives of anyone but his ex. War Games continues directly from Fallen Angels and deals with the serial killing corporate executive, Cillian Stavros, killing members of the Guardian Angels in horrifying ways. I’ve enjoyed each of the previous novels and their ability to mix social commentary with thrilling action. As ALTERED CARBON and BLADE RUNNER 2049 indicate, cyberpunk isn’t so much dead as sleeping so I was interested in seeing if she could revive it.

Each of these soldiers is brainwashed to loyally serve their leader, Metatron, except for one who has managed to free herself: Nephilim.Īnna Mocikat is one of the foremost members of a new crop of independent science fiction artists that have emerged to tackle seemingly dead genres. The Olympias Corporation controls North and South America using superpowered cyborgs called Guardian Angels with the striking condition of glowing blue eyes. The series is a cyberpunk thriller story based around the decadent corporate-ruled nation of Olympias which consists of the entire Western Hemisphere. Anna Mocikat has a great talent for The Matrix-style scenesīEHIND BLUE EYES: WAR GAMES is the third book of the BEHIND BLUE EYES series by Anna Mocikat.

Behind Blue Eyes by Anna Mocikat