I’m quite excited about this one! Mike is a sometime hero of Upgrade, but doesn’t get quite enough screen time for my liking. He’s fun to write, having more than his share of sass, and his handler Sam-don’t-fucking-call-me-Samantha has a little vinegar to share too. ARCs have given me good feedback on this one – mostly along the lines of, “Don’t you dare kill Mike Takahashi!” His future looks bright. Ish. Metatech enforcer Mike Takahashi’s vacation is off to a bad start. When Mike wakes on a slab, a bone saw a handspan from his arm, it’s all the confirmation he needs that someone is harvesting Metatech operatives for spare parts. Naked and weaponless isn’t the best way to start a break-out of a top-secret research facility, but Mike feels he has the right incentives to get the job done. Read More …