Counterweight

Reading like classic dystopian fiction, this novel is set in a future when bodies can be modified and people have brain implants called Worms that hold memories and enable tracking and communication. On the island of Patusan, the Korean megacorporation LK has built the first space elevator. Mac works for LK, taking care of external threats to the company such as the Indigenous people of Patusan, who take issue with the use of their land and their treatment by the company. However, it’s low-level LK employee Choi Gangwu who keeps catching Mac’s attention. This shy, simple man who loves butterflies suspiciously turns into a completely different person when talking about the space elevator. As Mac investigates, it becomes clear that the deceased former president of LK is still calling the shots through mysterious means. A high-stakes race ensues, to retrieve crucial information he left behind in the counterweight of the space elevator.