Now Pat Cadigan returns with her first novel in more than five years. Tea from an Empty Cup plunges into a high-resolution future where the artificial reality of network games is penetrating the real world in an alarming way.

Konstantin is a hardened cop trying to unravel a series of grisly and puzzling murders. Yuki is a lost soul, searching for her missing lover in the trendy cyber-sex clubs. To find what they seek, each must make a harrowing journey into the dark heart of cyberspace -- to an apocalyptic artificial world where virtual violence can be as deadly as the real thing -- and the ancient gods of Japan conspire to create a nightmarish new reality.