Corporate Gunslinger

<p><strong>Doug Engstrom imagines a future all too terrifying--and all too possible--in this eerie dystopic speculative fiction debut about corporate greed debt slavery and gun violence that is as intense and dark as Stephen King's <em>The Long Walk.</em></strong></p>Like many Americans in the middle of the 21st century aspiring actress Kira Clark is in debt. She financed her drama education with loans secured by a lifetime services contract. If she defaults her creditors will control every aspect of her life. Behind on her payments and facing foreclosure Kira reluctantly accepts a large signing bonus to become a corporate gunfighter for TKC Insurance. After a year of training she will take her place on the dueling fields that have become the final lethal stop in the American legal system. <p></p><p>Putting her MFA in acting to work Kira takes on the persona of a cold intimidating gunslinger known as Death's Angel. But just as she becomes the most feared gunfighter in TKC's stable she's severely wounded during a duel on live video shattering her aura of invincibility. A series of devastating setbacks follow forcing Kira to face the truth about her life and what she's become. </p><p>When the opportunity to fight another professional for a huge purse arises Kira sees it as a chance to buy a new life . . . or die trying.</p><p>Structured around a chilling duel Corporate Gunslinger is a modern satire that forces us to confront the growing inequalities in our society and our penchant for guns and bloodshed as well as offering a visceral look at where we may be heading--far sooner than we know. </p><p><br/></p>