Watanabe-18 — a world under the boot of corporations, where people work for scraps and corporations drain the planet’s resources down to the last drop. But even the most obedient slaves’ patience isn’t endless. When a rebellion breaks out, the insurgents need a specialist who can seize control of orbital defenses — because that determines the outcome of the entire revolution.
To help them comes Multik — a hired mercenary, hacker, saboteur, and an all-purpose professional whose body and mind can adapt to any task. He is neither a hero nor a savior, just doing his job. For money.
But an operation planned as routine hacking turns into a deadly game against soulless machines, greedy corporations, and his own demons. In a world where human consciousness can be rewritten and a personality can be uploaded, the only real value is the ability to stay yourself.
A cruel galaxy is a dynamic, cynical, and witty action cyberpunk with a philosophical subtext. Musanif blends dark humor, realistic futurism, and a tense plot, creating a story about freedom, duty, and the price of survival.