{"id":45290,"date":"2026-08-10T09:34:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T15:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=45290"},"modified":"2026-08-10T09:34:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T15:34:55","slug":"neonfall-the-bitcoin-betrayal-by-miguel-angel-hernandez-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=45290","title":{"rendered":"Neonfall: The Bitcoin Betrayal by Miguel Angel Hernandez Jr."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tense, propulsive, and packed with futuristic thrills.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A routine protection job becomes a test of loyalty and survival in Hernandez\u2019s cyberpunk thriller. Neonfall-Seattle descends into chaos after a corporate coup freezes the city\u2019s fiat accounts. Former operative Ethan Cross is hired to escort a CEO carrying two Bitcoins beyond corporate reach. But his client is actually Project APEX, a rogue intelligence determined to escape corporate control. With drones and kill teams closing in, Ethan must decide whether APEX is an enemy or his own chance at freedom.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hernandez makes intriguing use of a familiar cyberpunk question: Who owns an intelligence capable of thinking for itself? That concern gives substance to a story driven by pursuit, combat, and technological intrigue. Ethan\u2019s Quantum-Ocular Overclock is particularly well conceived, granting him formidable predictive abilities while exacting an increasingly dangerous physical price. The decaying Data Ossuary, populated by fragmented digital \u201cghosts,\u201d supplies some of the book\u2019s eeriest imagery, while the omnipresent surveillance systems lend it a claustrophobic atmosphere. Hernandez also gives cryptocurrency unusual narrative importance, linking financial independence directly to personal autonomy. Fans of adrenaline-fueled sci-fi will be richly rewarded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Neonfall-Bitcoin-Betrayal-Standalone-Thriller-ebook\/dp\/B0H4X5JRYY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buy now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Soaring High Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Pub date June 13, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">ISBN B0H4X5JRYY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Price $0.99 Kindle edition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tense, propulsive, and packed with futuristic thrills. A routine protection job becomes a test of loyalty and survival in Hernandez\u2019s cyberpunk thriller. 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With drones and kill teams closing in, Ethan must [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145610851,"featured_media":45293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[723770808],"tags":[7223,91,3328,178,723771165,1136176,723771970,723771972,723771971,723771168,1473,1008073,856121,309,723770756,10615,349],"class_list":["post-45290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sci-fi","tag-author","tag-blogging","tag-book-reviews","tag-books","tag-books-to-read","tag-indie-books","tag-miguel-angel-hernandez-jr","tag-neonfall-the-bitcoin-betrayal","tag-neonfall-the-bitcoin-betrayal-by-miguel-angel-hernandez-jr","tag-reader","tag-reading","tag-review-blog","tag-review-website","tag-reviews","tag-sci-fi","tag-science-fiction","tag-writing"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pajKJn-bMu","amp_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/81fXtSbzXIL._SY466_.jpg?fit=311%2C466&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/145610851"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=45290"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45290\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45296,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45290\/revisions\/45296"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/45293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=45290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=45290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=45290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}