The Republic of McCoy

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Genres

Cyberpunk, Dystopia, and Novels

Trigger Warnings

Suicide, Death, Violence, Sex, and Profanity

Type of Ending

AI Usage^Beta

Series

Not part of a series

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Publication Date

Oct 15, 2026

Page Length

352 pages

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The Republic of McCoy

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Blurb

The machines are built from the dead. It's legal.

Marlowe wants a Central job and the real money that comes with it. When her roommate moves out, she can’t cover the rent alone and takes a security job at Cleancore Industries. It turns into something else—guarding Trevor Ledeus, heir to the company. The job comes with a helmet she doesn’t take off, a number where her name should be, and one condition: ID 7 does not show her face. Trevor asks for her real name anyway. She doesn’t give it to him.

Cleancore sells security services and builds the machines that clear debris fields. The machines are built from the dead. It’s legal.

Then the newest line of units is unveiled, and Marlowe knows one of the faces.

He didn’t choose it. He can’t come within three feet of her. And he no longer registers the name Marlowe.

Details

Genres

Cyberpunk, Dystopia, and Novels

Trigger Warnings

Suicide, Death, Violence, Sex, and Profanity

Type of Ending

AI Usage^Beta

Series

Not part of a series

Author Prefers A Review On

Goodreads or Amazon

Reader Spots Remaining

Number of days to read

Publication Date

Oct 15, 2026

Page Length

352 pages

Available Formats

ePub and PDF

Author

Tori C. Lore is a writer of science fiction. She worked in IT and education before becoming a full-time writer. Ms. Lore has her master's degree in creative writing with an emphasis in literary fiction, memoir, and genre fiction. Some of her influences are Jane Austen, Margaret Atwood, Orson Scott Card, Philip K. Dick, Ray Bradbury, Aldous Huxley, and Isaac Asimov. She is also a big fan of science fiction documentaries, T.V. shows, and movies. Her writing style contains elements of literary themes and speculative mood.

When Ms. Lore isn't writing, she enjoys painting, drawing, music, and the outdoors. Her weakness is collecting notebooks and an array of pens, pencils, highlighters, and markers. She lives in Colorado with her family.