11:29pm, Thursday the 9th October, 2132. The rain that began to fall bounced from the tops of metal shipping containers with distinctive thuds, and ran over their edges and down their sides to coalesce as puddles and running streams of water on the ground. Soon the lights of the distant cityscape were reflected on soaking…

9:59pm, Thursday the 9th October, 2132. The wail of sirens faded as their source grew distant, and their electronic cries of alarm were replaced by the hard-jolting techno beats and psychedellic trance tracks of the city’s crime-ridden clubs. They played through the open doors of rival venues and filled the streets in competition, each seeking…