CYBERSCION, a novella from Neon Hemlock Press

In a future New York City, Benjiro Ibn Benjiro Ayad Nakamura is about to ascend to leadership of the Nakamura Cybersecure, a tech monopoly-government. But his family’s prized katana has been stolen by his rival, Ernesto Villaseñor, and without it he will not be recognized by his peers among the other tech oligarchs. Benjiro recruits a team of thieves, led by the Nigerian refugee Amina and her girlfriend, Kiral, to recover the blade. In exchange, he agrees to embed himself among the team until the job is complete. 

Thomas Bulen Jacobs was raised overseas in Latin America, Turkey & Spain. He holds a BA in Liberal Arts from St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland and an MS in Urban Policy Analysis & Management from The New School in New York City. He spent a year in Washington, D.C. doing public service with the AmeriCorps * National Civilian Community Corps. He lives with his wife and kids in Massachusetts.