Carlos Puchol

A group of four amateur adventurers who specialize in exploring remote and forsaken places pay a visit to Shookum Hills, a town in the remote Appalachian Mountains which was abandoned decades ago due to a mysterious coal mine fire.

Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon has seen better days. Longtime best friend of a mob boss, Jimmy is haunted by the sins of his past—as well as a dogged police detective who’s been one step behind Jimmy for 30 years. But when Jimmy’s estranged son becomes a target, Jimmy must make a choice between the crime family he chose and the real family he abandoned long ago. Now, with nowhere safe to turn, Jimmy has just one night to figure out exactly where his loyalties lie and to see if he can finally make things right.

太陽風の増加が原因で砂漠化が進み、人類存亡が迫りつつある2044年。人間に代わる労働力としてオートマタと呼ばれる人工知能搭載ロボットが人々の生活に浸透していた。さらに、生命体に危害を加えない、自身で修理・改善しないというルールが製造時に組み込まれており、人間との共存に支障が出ないシステムが確立されていた。そんな中、オートマタ管理者ジャックは彼らが自発的に修理を行っていたのを知って驚く。その首謀者と目的を探る彼だが、思わぬ事実に突き当たる。