Neon Divide

Outrun, Book 1

De: Lost Rain

Narrado por: Clara Rose

Aythryn City—truly a mess of neon and trash all supporting the psychopaths that live here. Desire is the name of the game in such a bright place, as anyone on the streets can verify. Whether it be the gangs roaming the streets, the corpo rats in their tall towers, or the people just trying to get by; everyone wants something.

Then enter me: a poor thief turned investigator just to make enough for end’s meet. Or at least, that’s how it was supposed to go down. Now though? Now I’m caught in several storms between stealing from one of the Big 7 to a weird interface telling me what to do. I just hope I can survive this cursed city long enough to make a better life.

©2026 Lost Rain (P)2026 Royal Guard Publishing

Cyberpunk LitRPG

Great progression with some questionable choices expected of a 15 year old. Very entertaining.

If one likes Cyber Dreams by Plum Parrot they will like this. This even has more progression and fun than that. Where those books are around one job, this has mutliple fixer jobs.
It also has far more growth both in character and abilities. very recommended.

Excellent

I love this world and how effortlessly it seems to come together. That shows a great degree of skill on the part of the author. The characters are great and I really like the complexity of the main character. Finally progression through heists is really well done. I can’t wait for the next one.

A perfect blend of magic and cyberpunk

As said in the title, this story perfectly blends magic and cyberpunk, in a way that fits nicely together. Both tech and magic are allowed their space to shine.

The setting feels lived in and perfectly cyberpunk. Unlike other settings, the gangs and corps don't sound self-defeatingly vile, like the city and world allows for some normality to sustain itself.

The Litrpg elements are unobtrusive and are integrated into the worldbuilding. All the improvements feel earned and the MC's power growth is neither too easy, nor too slow. Shiro is not a Mary Sue, but she is also not utterly useless. You get witness her grow both in power and reputation.

The story is more of a steady climb then a more classical plot arc, but that's not a bad thing. It allows for a more natural look into the MCs growth and struggles. There are also elements and tidbits sprinkled in that hint at a larger plot arc.

Great world building

New world building style. Half cyberpunk half fantasy with magic being present but standing side by side with tech. A good start to a new series.

Thank You

I'd like to thank the author for this. I feel like the Sci-fi/mystery genre has been ignored and this was a good (though not great, but still good) example of the breed.