num_pages: 244
description: They'd known the end times were coming but hadnt known theyd be multiple choice.Joey is a Reality Controller in near-future Delhi. Her job is to supervise the multimedia multi-reality livestreams of Indi one of South Asias fastest rising online celebritieswho also happens to be her college ex. Joeys job gives her considerable culture power but shes too caught up in day-to-day crisis handling to see this or to figure out what she wants from her life. Rudra is a recluse estranged from his wealthy and powerful family now living in an impoverished immigrant neighborhood. When his fathers death pulls him back into his familys orbit an impulsive job offer from Joey becomes his only escape from the life he never wanted. But as Joey and Rudra become enmeshed in multiple conspiracies their lives start to spin out of controlcomplicated by dysfunctional relationships corporate loyalty and the never-ending pressures of surveillance capitalism. When a bigger picture begins to unfold they must each decide how to do the right thing in a world where simply maintaining the status quo feels like an accomplishment. Ultimately resistance will notcannottake the same shape for these two very different people.
language: English
title: The City Inside
publisher: Tordotcom