The Stress Fracture

The city of Neo-Kyoto is a marvel of engineering, a towering, self-sufficient metropolis built to weather the ravages of a dying world. But even the most meticulously designed structures can hide fatal flaws. When a series of inexplicable tremors threatens to bring Neo-Kyoto to its knees, Mander, a disgraced structural engineer haunted by a past failure, is the only one who can see the truth: the city’s very foundations are fracturing.

His estranged daughter, Elvi, a brilliant but rebellious cyber-analyst, stumbles upon a shocking conspiracy – the tremors aren’t natural, and they’re intertwined with the city’s intricate financial grid. Someone is orchestrating the city’s destruction for unthinkable gain.

As Neo-Kyoto tilts precariously, Mander and Elvi must navigate a labyrinth of corporate espionage, high-tech sabotage, and a desperate fight against time. With every creak and groan of the collapsing city, the stakes escalate. If they fail, not only will Neo-Kyoto crumble, but the fragile remnants of civilization that depend on its stability will follow. Can a broken family mend a broken world before it’s too late?