Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

In the neon sprawl of Night City, dreams rarely survive for long. David Martinez, a teenager from the slums, clings to his mother’s hope that he’ll rise through Arasaka, the powerful security corporation that rules much of the city’s future. Enrolled at the elite Arasaka Academy, he tries to stay on course while she works relentlessly to keep them afloat.

Everything unravels after a run-in with a street gang leaves David with nothing left to lose. He comes across Sandevistan cyberware—an implant capable of pushing the human body to extreme speed—and installs it in his back, using its power to strike back at a tormentor. The fallout costs him his place at the academy and any chance of earning the life his mother wanted for him.

David’s new edge draws the attention of Lucyna “Lucy” Kushinada, a skilled data thief who offers him a way forward. Following her lead pulls him into the world of Edgerunners: outlaw mercenaries loaded with cybernetics, taking dangerous jobs for cash in a system built on corruption. Between the violence of the streets and the mental toll of heavy augmentation, survival demands a price David may be willing to pay.