The Defectives
残次品 (Can Ci Pin)
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In a future run by a mind-linking AI, those who cannot connect are exiled as defectives, and one of them pulls a legend out of a drifting lifepod.
- Format
- novel
- Volumes
- 3 of 6 in English
Synopsis
Eden promises a painless, perfect society. People who cannot plug in are sent to the lawless Eighth Galaxy. There Lu Bixing, an eccentric scientist and idealist, rescues a man who should have died long ago: Lin Jingheng, a former fleet commander. Their uneasy alliance becomes the center of a war over what humanity should be. Six volumes planned.
Good to know
- Next English release: vol 4, 30 Apr 2027.
- Also adapted: Audio drama; manhua.
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