After an anime series spin-off, the Cyberpunk 2077 franchise is expanding to another medium: books. Launching today is Cyberpunk 2077: NO_COINCIDENCE, a science-fiction thriller by Polish writer Rafał Kosik (and translated into English by CD PROJEKT RED’s English Adaptation Specialist Stefan Kiełbasiewicz), set in the same universe as the video game. The novel's synopsis is as follows:

NO_COINCIDENCE takes readers deep into the underworld of the dark future, giving them a visceral look into what it takes to survive in the brutal streets of Night City. Kosik, whose work has been compared to that of Brian Aldiss, Philip K. Dick, and Stanisław Lem, uses his sci-fi pedigree to full effect, weaving existential, profound personal questions into a gripping story that combines adrenaline-fueled, high-stakes action with multilayered corporate conspiracies and the role, significance, and limits of the individual. Through the eyes of Zor, Aya, and the rest of a deep cast of interconnected characters, readers get to observe the machinations of Night City up close, giving them a first-hand account of how futile it is to have dreams, aspirations, or the idea of free will in a city with no happy endings.

The English version of NO_COINCIDENCE features physical ($19 as paperback and $29 as hardcover), digital ($10), and audiobook versions. The latter comes with narration provided by American voice actress Cherami Leigh, who is also one of the voices of V, the main character of Cyberpunk 2077.

SOURCE: GBAtemp Inbox

 

[Reploid]

Let's wait for patches and maybe buy it on sale.

 

[HellGhast]

Sounds like an awesome read, I should definitely buy an ePub for my reader...But I haven't played Cyberpunk considering it was un-playable on base Ps4 models, should I be wary of spoilers?

 

[Prans]

Sounds like an awesome read, I should definitely buy an ePub for my reader...But I haven't played Cyberpunk considering it was un-playable on base Ps4 models, should I be wary of spoilers?

don't think it will spoil much of the game as it is more a spin-off. there might be certain references to characters/locations but it shouldn't spoil much. I think it's more akin to the anime spin-off in this sense (which you can watch to know what to expect of the universe if you haven't played the game).

 

[Payne]

Sounds like an awesome read, I should definitely buy an ePub for my reader...But I haven't played Cyberpunk considering it was un-playable on base Ps4 models, should I be wary of spoilers?

Want to know same thing

EDIT : Prans replied with answer seconds before I posted this

 

[AkiraKurusu]

True - it's NO_COINCIDENCE that the base game was so buggy and flawed; all those orbital-high expectations and hype, along with having to create for both last-gen and current-gen, and the pandemic screwing up usual work processes, and undoubtedly many other reasons...all these resulted in the game we know today.

Good title, that.

 

[Marc_LFD]

What a dumbass I read: Cyberpunk - No Confidence

 

[SylverReZ]

What a dumbass I read: Cyberpunk - No Confidence

The devs weren't confident to get its bugs fixed on launch.

 

[MaxiBash]

The devs weren't confident to get its bugs fixed on launch.

at least cut them some slack. it's probably executives that were forcing them to overwork to get the game finished while they also insisted that the PS4/XBOne versions play well.

plus, looking at this reply count, it seems like legitimately nobody is even interested in the game anymore.

 

[Shape]

Is anyone else having issues installing this release? I jammed the thing into my DVD drive slot but it won't read it.

 

[eyeliner]

What venue can we get this? Amazon? Why don't they sell it on GOG?

 

[urbanman2004]

Wonder how the story stacks up against EdgeRunners which happened to also be a spin-off, but still organically plugged in certain characters and events from the lore.