Automatic Reload A Novel

A tortured mercenary and a genetically engineered assassin fall in love while running for their lives in this high-octane cyberpunk romance adventure. "Steinmetz expertly fuses cyberpunk staples and romantic comedy elements to deliver an over-the-top, action-packed tale while also addressing mental illness and body issues." — Publishers Weekly (starred review) Meet Mat, a tortured mercenary who has become the perfect shot, and Silvia, an idealistic woman genetically engineered to murder you to death. Together they run from the shadiest corporation in the world . . . and realize their messed-up brain chemistry cannot overpower their very real chemistry . . . Automatic Reload is the genre's most unexpectedly heartfelt romantic comedy with explosions, perfect for fans of both Altered Carbon and Atomic Blonde. "Fast-paced shoot-em-up violence with a compassionate treatment of trauma and mental illness. Like Shadowrun with a conscience." —Hugo Award–winning author Jim C. Hines "Luxuriates in the intricate beauty that is technology, exults in the mechanics of cyberpunk. And it does all this while being a rom-com with a lot of explosions." —Cassandra Khaw, finalist for the British Fantasy and Locus Awards for Hammers on Bone