{"product_id":"requisition-vol-1-anomalous-intent-hardcover-signed","title":"Requisition Vol. 1 - Anomalous Intent","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"93\" data-end=\"354\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(45, 141, 249);\"\u003eSigned Editions are premium items and are not stocked as regular inventory. Availability depends on signed stock from the author, so these editions are not backordered. If an item is out of stock, use the Notify Me option to receive restock updates.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"356\" data-end=\"546\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(45, 141, 249);\"\u003eWe strictly limit 1 signed copy per household to help ensure fair access for readers. If you are purchasing an additional copy as a gift, contact us for approval before ordering. Orders that exceed this limit may be adjusted or canceled.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEight short stories. One universe. No safe vantage point.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRequisition Volume I: \u003ci\u003eAnomalous Intent\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of cyberpunk short fiction set inside the CHROMASPYKE™ universe, where survival is transactional, loyalty is temporary, and every system extracts a cost.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom collapsing cities to deep-space operations far from oversight, these stories follow characters caught at critical moments. A pilot learns the job may be his last. A corporate asset discovers what obedience actually costs. An idealist becomes a mouthpiece, then a liability. A survivor adapts just enough to live with what they’ve done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome characters resist. Others comply. Most do something in between.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are no heroes here, only people navigating structures designed to convert, contain, and discard them. Each story stands alone, but together they reveal a universe where power does not announce itself, where systems persist by making participation feel inevitable, and where survival often means becoming something you didn’t intend to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRequisition Volume I: Anomalous Intent\u003c\/i\u003e offers a cross-section of cyberpunk at different scales and angles: street-level desperation, corporate ritual, political theater, psychological fracture. The technology changes. The pressure does not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is dark science fiction about characters you’ll remember long after the last page, and the systems that leave marks on everyone who passes through them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis collection serves as a definitive entry point into Alexander Mharcei's CHROMASPYKE™ universe, seen through multiple lives shaped by the same dark future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncluded Short Stories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMurder Bug\u003c\/i\u003e • \u003ci\u003eIslands Within Islands\u003c\/i\u003e • \u003ci\u003eEsca Mizutara\u003c\/i\u003e • \u003ci\u003eThe Thousand-Eyed Cat\u003c\/i\u003e • \u003ci\u003eThe Thought of Moor\u003c\/i\u003e • \u003ci\u003ePickpockets\u003c\/i\u003e • \u003ci\u003eMurex Zerd\u003c\/i\u003e • \u003ci\u003eDead Switch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alexander Mharcei","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":51604413382788,"sku":"ARK-CSCOL-SH-001-EN","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/6865\/2420\/files\/Requisition_Vol_1_Anomalous_Intent_-_Hardcover_SIGNED.jpg?v=1773042455","url":"https:\/\/arkhelian.myshopify.com\/products\/requisition-vol-1-anomalous-intent-hardcover-signed","provider":"Arkhelian","version":"1.0","type":"link"}