In this episode we present the first chapter of Thursday, a virtual reality thriller written by Jake Kerr and narrated by Terri Anson.

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No one can be trusted and nothing is real Ender’s Game meets The Matrix in this mind-bending debut sci-fi thriller from Nebula Award-nominated author Jake Kerr.

In a near future of decaying cities and gray skies everyone has escaped to the wondrous life of virtual reality.

Including the criminals.

And the most dangerous criminal in the world is Sunday, the leader of the terrorist group the Order of Days, whose sole mission is to destroy the false paradise of VR and return people to the land of reality.

While on a simple reconnaissance job, young FBI agent Gabby Kane stumbles upon Saturday, a key member of the Order of Days. Kane brashly tries to single-handedly capture the terrorist, only to mess everything up in the process. She not only allows Saturday to escape, but she also seriously injures her own neural connection to virtual reality, a critical requirement for an undercover agent. With her career in jeopardy, Gabby agrees to an impossible mission: Infiltrate the Order of Days as Thursday and kill the mysterious Sunday.

Deep undercover and chased by the police and FBI while getting closer to uncovering the Order of Days, Gabby finds herself in increasing danger and without allies. But do enemies and allies even exist when no one can be trusted and nothing is real?

Thursday by Jake Kerr
Narrated by Terri Anson
Published By Broadsword Books
Release date: December 13, 2023

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