Deadstock by Jeffrey Thomas is a novel set in the futuristic and complex world of Punktown. The story follows two main plots - one centered around a hard-boiled detective mystery featuring Jeremy Stake, a soldier turned sleuth with a unique mutation, and the other focusing on two street gangs trapped in a building trying to survive against a malfunctioning security system. As the narrative progresses, these two seemingly separate plots converge, showcasing a blend of hard-boiled detective elements and survival horror themes. The characters in Deadstock are multi-dimensional, with personal demons and motivations, set against the backdrop of the hyper-futuristic Punktown, reflecting basic human nature despite their diverse origins.
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Trigger warnings may include violence, gang-related themes, and moral ambiguity regarding character actions.
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Punktown: established by Earth colonists on a faraway world, a crime-ridden megalopolis peopled by countless races. There is Stake, the private detective with chameleon-like abilities he can not control. There is his wealthy client, Fukuda, whose company mass produces life forms for labor and as playthings. There is Fukuda's beautiful teenage daughter, whose priceless one-of-a-kind living doll has been stolen. And there is the doll itself, growing in size and resentment. Meanwhile, at an abandoned apartment complex with a dark history, a tough street gang and a band of mutant squatters have been trapped inside by bioengineered life forms mindlessly bent on destroying them like an infestation of vermin. The destinies of all these individuals will converge and collide.
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