But, during the trip from Mars to Earth, something goes horribly wrong and the kidnapped Imagofas are forced to become fugitives. Separated from each other, Sashimu and Thesni desperately seek the help of strangers to escape Earth's hostile environment.
Along the way they enlist the help of a hard-core gamer known only as the Cadet and befriend the renegade artificial intelligence code-named Prometheus.
The Imagofas will risk everything to escape Earth for Mars. They are, after all, wanted by the government and by the Order ... DEAD OR ALIVE!
With its nano-tech perspective and infatuation with futuristic politics, this Book talks to fans who prefer their science fiction with a hard social science dimension. -- Carolyn Frank, SFRevu
Unfortunately the Book is a first novel, and Rowe isn't quite up to carrying off the power of her ideas. -- Cheryl Morgan, Emerald City
This is not just a really good first novel, it's a really good novel. -- Paul Lappen, BookPleasures.com
Look no further sci fi readers, anime fans, and casual video gamers, because this is your summer reading Book. -- C.Rooney, Dreaming In Red
Rowe or EDGE need to submit Forbidden Cargo for some sci-fi first-novel awards, because this Book is definitely a contender. -- Dru Pagliassotti, The Harrow
Try and put it down between plot twists. Go ahead. Try.... -- Pam Allan, Central Arizona Speculative Fiction Society
This debut novel from Rebecca Rowe blends the high concept sci-fi storytelling of Robert Heinlein with flashy visual descriptions and action-packed sequences that recall anime films and videogames as much as William Gibson's cyberpunk classic Neuromancer (Ace Books, 1985). -- Hebdomeros
Dealing with issues of freedom and responsibility, as well as epistemological and existential quandaries, Rowe still manages to deliver a slam-bang adventure. -- Paul Di Filippo, The Washington Post