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For five centuries, human life has been restricted to Earth, while posthuman descendants called alloys freely explore the galaxy. But when the Earthlike planet of Meru is discovered, two unlikely companions venture forth to test the habitability of this unoccupied new world and the future of human-alloy relations. For Jayanthi, the adopted human child of alloy parents, it’s an opportunity to rectify the ancient reputation of her species as avaricious and destructive, and to give humanity a new place in the universe. 

Welga Ramirez, executive bodyguard and ex-special forces, is about to retire early when her client is killed in front of her. It’s, 2095 and people don’t usually die from violence. Humanity is entirely dependent on pills that not only help them stay alive but allow them to compete with artificial intelligence in an increasingly competitive gig economy. Daily doses protect against designer diseases, flow enhances focus, zips and buffs enhance physical strength and speed, and juvers speed the healing process.

The Minerva Sierra Challenge is a grueling spectacle, the cyborg’s Tour de France. Rich thrill seekers with corporate sponsorships, extensive support teams, and top-of-the-line exoskeletal and internal augmentations pit themselves against the elements in a daylong race across the Sierra Nevadas. Marmeg Guinto doesn’t have funding, and she doesn’t have support. She cobbled her gear together from parts she found in rich people’s garbage and spent the money her mother wanted her to use for nursing school to enter the race.

Akshaya is the hybrid daughter of a human mother and an alloy, a genetically engineered posthuman—and she’s the future of life on the planet Meru. But not if the determined Akshaya can help it. Before choosing where her future lies, she wants to circumnavigate the most historic orb in the universe—the birthplace of humanity: Earth.

This is my first podcast, please have fun listening and give feedback :)

"Runtime" – finalista al premio Nebula 2016 – è l’avvincente debutto nella narrativa di fantascienza di S. B. Divya. La Minerva Sierra Challenge è una corsa estenuante durante la quale ricchi cercatori di brividi con sponsor aziendali, squadre di supporto, esoscheletri all’ultimo grido e potenziamenti interni si sfidano sulle montagne della Sierra Nevada. Marmeg Guinto non ha soldi, né aiuto. Ha messo insieme la sua attrezzatura usando parti trovate nella spazzatura dei ricchi e ha speso i soldi che sua madre voleva che usasse per la scuola da infermieri per partecipare alla gara.