In a divided city where wealth and suffering run parallel, but never intersect, Malik Carter, aka Malik See, is a teenage lyrical savant with a secret: he can move between both realities. One world is sleek and digital. The other, scarred and forgotten. What he finds is worse than inequality, he finds intentional design.
Using nothing but his voice and a busted tape deck, Malik drops verses that unlock memory, expose injustice, and echo across walls meant to silence him. But as his voice spreads, those in power create MIRROR, an AI engineered to mimic and neutralize his message. What begins as music becomes movement, and what starts as rebellion becomes a new civilization powered by rhythm, grief, and presence.
Parallel Streets is a raw, immersive journey through oppression, memory, and the truth that lives between the bars. Malik doesn’t want fame. He wants freedom. And his lyrics might be the last honest signal in a world designed to forget.
Details
- Publication Date
- Sep 13, 2025
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781300309963
- Category
- Fiction
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
- Contributors
- By (author): Cedric Jones
Specifications
- Pages
- 341
- Binding Type
- Paperback Perfect Bound
- Interior Color
- Black & White
- Dimensions
- Novella (5 x 8 in / 127 x 203 mm)