SCION | Kirkus Reviews

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“SCION”

The chaotic opening scene gives readers a clear indication of what they’re in for: Contract killer Azure, attempting to complete a mission, is involved in a life-or-death battle with a multieyed biomachine called an Argos. “The thing’s bipedal but has six gorilla-like arms that end in half-metre-long claws,” he complains. After Azure barely dispatches the monster and kills his target, his AI assistant, Atti, informs him of his next job: protecting an elderly—and incredibly rich—woman living in a

Key facts

• Azure is a contract killer
• The Argos is a biomachine with six gorilla-like arms
• The story begins with Azure in a life-or-death battle with a biomachine called an Argos.
• The story begins with Azure in a life-or-death battle with a biomachine called an Argos.

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