Dancing in the Purple Rain

Dancing in the Purple Rain

Being special can make you a target

In a poisoned world, Michaella, a genetically engineered telepath, uncovers a web of lies and implanted memories when her closest friend is killed. Michaella must now rely only on her personal AI and a 200-year-old playing card as she attempts to maintain her grip on reality to save herself and future generations from becoming emotionless automatons.

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About the Book

In a world ravaged by pandemics and poisoned by acid rain, experimental pharmaceuticals are used to genetically engineer the population to adapt to the toxic atmosphere. However, unexpected results have created drug-dependent individuals and powerful telepaths. Among them is Michaella, a telepath tasked by the Pregutor to keep the truth hidden from the public.

But Michaella’s abilities have made her the unknowing pawn in a dangerous game between those who seek to use her abilities and those who want to suppress them. When her closest friend is killed, Michaella uncovers a web of lies and implanted memories, which makes her question who she can trust.

Can she trust her handler?
Her teammates? The geneticists?
The mysterious voice in her head?
Or even her own memories?

As danger escalates, Michaella becomes haunted by visions and her grip on reality begins to slip. With only her personal AI, Alice, and a 200-year-old playing card as her guides, Michaella must rely on the last shreds of real emotion within her to save herself and future generations from becoming emotionless automatons.

 

For fans of dystopian worlds and powerful heroines, “Dancing in the Purple Rain” is a thrilling sci-fi novel that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end.

A catalogue record for this book is available from the National Library of New Zealand.

Details
Author: Judy L Mohr
Genres: Assassin Thriller, Science Fiction, Technothriller, Thriller
Tags: Ebook, Latest Releases, New Release, Paperback
Publisher: Black Wolf Publications
Publication Year: 2025
ASIN: B0DXJ4TQ31
ISBN: 9781738625123
Cautionary and compelling, with echoes of Butler, Wyndham and Carroll, Judy L. Mohr's Dancing in the Purple Rain is an important work from a dynamic new voice in speculative fiction.
– New Voices of Aotearoa, The Coalition For Books
Written in first-person, Mohr’s writing style doesn’t waste breath. The chapters are generally pretty short and you will be turning the page to see what happens well into the night. At 540 pages, it’s a longer book, but it is a standalone novel so you get the entire story here. The pacing is tight, sharp, and when the story cuts, it cuts deep. Mohr knows how to describe a world where a thimble of coffee can be the best part of the day, where you’re constantly at risk of acid rain eating holes in your jacket. I’ll also say the novel is competently edited and beautifully presented throughout, befitting a traditional publisher.
– Maria Ashford, BookShelfie
Quick-witted readers will find much enjoyment in following the complex twists and turns of Mike's story. The technically-minded will appreciate the detailed descriptions of Mike's world, with its omnipresent surveillance, its endless security checks and health scans, and the clever tricks people use to avoid them.
– Erica Challis, SpecFicNZ
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Judy L Mohr

Kiwi Judy L Mohr is a writer, developmental editor, writing coach, amateur photographer, and a science nerd with a keen interest in internet technologies and social media security. Her knowledge ranges from highly efficient ways to hide the bodies through to how to improve your SEO rankings for your websites. When she isn't writing, editing, or doing something for writing within the local community, she can be found plotting her next foray into mischief and scouting for locations to hide the bodies. (Shh... Don't tell anyone.) Follow her crazy adventures and writing journey on her personal blog.

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