FORMAT/INFO:  Scion was published by Saga Press on September 1st, 2026. It is 240 pages long and available in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook formats.

OVERVIEW/ANALYSIS: Scion is an excellent read for those looking for an injection of cyberpunk action straight into their veins. It doesn't mess around, dropping you straight into a fight that manages to immediately sketch out the world: one of engineered monstrosities, cybernetic technology, and a relative ambivalence to violence. It's quick and effective worldbuilding. While I would have liked some more details filled in here and there, there's enough context laid out to support the story of an assassin-turned-temporary-bodyguard.

What follows the initial fight is a cryptic job offer with tantalizing bait: if Azure (our protagonist) can successfully defend the life of their employer for two weeks, they'll give Azure the truth about what happened at a job that went south four years ago. That kicks off a frenetic game of cat and mouse, as Azure has to fend off attacks from an unknown assailant with seemingly deep pockets of resources. It's great set piece after great set piece, and I ate it up.

What Scion is thin on is character development. You don't get to know much about Azure as a person. Their identity and past are largely a mystery, and while some of this is for plot reasons, it does make them a bit of a generic action-hero character. It's not a character that is going to stand out in my brain years from now.

But I will remember that I had a rollicking good time with this story and read it in just a few days. It's a definite recommend for someone looking for a flat out action story in a futuristic dystopian setting, a nice palette cleanse between heavier tomes. While this is a complete story in and of itself, there's a thread left dangling for more adventures, and I will happily pick up the next one when it releases.