new sci fi and fantasy novels April 2025 frostbyte
FrostByte

By N.S. Chaudhury

Who do you fight for, when you lose yourself?
FrostByte
By N.S. Chaudhury

Want to read a NA, Desi Cyberpunk story about a murder victim who gets illegally resurrected in the wrong body (losing everything) & now she must figure out the mystery surrounding her death without getting caught or killed again. She gets taken in by a group of friends, out of ‘the goodness of their hearts ‘ but each if them has a deadly secret of their own. And thy have their own reasons for trying to solve the murder mystery.

FrostByte is basically a riches to rags story about the heiress to the world’s only legal resurrection company getting murdered and then illegally resurrected in a distant city under a new identity. She has to learn to survive without her name, her identity or the resources she had at her disposal in her old life all the while trying to solve the circumstances of her death and the new life.

Readers will love...

FrostByte blends together the futuristic, tech heavy setting of a typical cyberpunk story with the rich culture of South Asia, bringing a unique twist to the worldbuilding.

All the book stats:

Series: The Frostieverse Trilogy

Publisher: Indie

Perfect for fans of...

Altered Carbon and Ready Player One.

Content warning:

- Home break in resulting in on-page death by gunshot wounds, experienced by main character.
- On-page anxiety and panic attacks experienced by main character on page, multiple instances.
- Self-medication with fictional mood-altering substances, multiple instances experienced on-page.
- Use of fictional mood-altering substances in interrogation without the victim’s knowledge.
- Mental illness portrayed accurately but detailed on-page including anxiety, depression and instances of suicidal ideation.
- Mention of past attempt to end own life, main character.
- Near death experiences, multiple instances including poisoning, near fall from a great height.
- Off-page multiple character deaths in targeted bombings, reported in news bulletins.
- Off-page instance of character being physically assaulted.
- Mildly graphic depictions of sci-fi medical procedures.

About the Author

N.S. Chaudhury

She/her
Nimmi Sheikh Chaudary lives in Islamabad with her husband, daughter, four fancy goldfish and her beloved plant collection. When she’s not working her day job breaking softwares for a living, she’s spending time with her family, or drinking chai and tormenting her characters. Sometimes, she’ll take a break from all the torment and do some art.

Visit N.S.'s website

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