PROJECT BLACK BEAM
What if the greatest weapon humanity ever possessed...was hidden inside a song?
Centuries from now, the world has changed.
Black history has been rewritten. Culture has been sanitized. Entire generations have grown up disconnected from their ancestry, their language, and the true power hidden within the human voice. Behind the scenes, governments, corporations, and secret programs compete to control the future of humanity while an ancient truth remains buried beneath centuries of propaganda.
When young recruit X enters the ranks of the CORR, he discovers that history is nothing like he was taught.
Elite warriors fight with enhanced bodies.
Words reshape reality.
Rhythm becomes a weapon.
And rap was never just music.
As war erupts between powerful factions and humanity inches toward extinction, X must uncover the mystery behind Project BLACK Beam before those seeking absolute control erase the last remaining pieces of mankind's identity forever.
Blending military science fiction, Afrofuturism, speculative history, philosophy, and hip-hop culture, Project BLACK Beam is a bold debut that challenges readers to question history, power, memory, and the extraordinary potential hidden within us all.
If you enjoy thought-provoking science fiction like Dune, The Matrix, Attack on Titan, and Black Panther-while appreciating the lyrical spirit of hip-hop you'll find yourself pulled into a universe unlike anything you've read before.
The revolution begins with a rhyme.
Review :
"Project Black Beam is one of those special pieces of art that we will still be discussing 20 years from now. Stephon Fowlkes' ideas are raw, brilliant, and urgent with prose that are equally sharp. This is an extremely impressive debut. Fowlkes is a true talent that deserves to be read."
- D. Watkins
New York Times Bestselling Author
