The survival of your district is threatened: rival corporations are trying to force appropriation and crime syndicates are looking to boost their black-market augmentation trade. The Ascent Group, the largest mega corporation on the planet, shuts down for unknown reasons, causing the automated security systems to go haywire. One day, whilst sent on a routine assignment to make use of your skills with a cyberdeck, you are suddenly caught in a vortex of catastrophic events. You get things done, whatever menial task is given. You play as a worker, enslaved by the company that owns you and everyone else in your district. Welcome to The Ascent Group arcology, a self-contained corporate-run metropolis, stretching high into the sky and filled with creatures from all over the galaxy. The player's role is to stop other factions from seizing control and uncover the mystery behind the demise of The Ascent Group. After the mysterious collapse of The Ascent Group, the arcology descends into a chaotic free-for-all pitting districts, syndicates and rival corporations against each other for control. Players assume control of a worker enslaved by the company. But you ought to try thinking in historical terms for once.The game takes place within an arcology in a cyberpunk-themed world known as Veles, controlled by a monopolistic megacorporation called "The Ascent Group". 'Look here, you're always wanting to get things done,' he said to his companion reproachfully. ![]() Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book. © Printed in the United States of America Set in Sabon (John Morris), 1928Twentieth century : the history of the world, 1901 to 2000 / J. Roberts, 1999 All rights reserved Roberts, J. ![]() Penguin Books Ltd, 27 Wrights Lane, London W8 5TZ, England Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 10 Alcorn Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4V 3BZ Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Penguin Books Ltd, Registered Offices: Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England First American edition Published in 1999 by Viking Penguin, a member of Penguin Putnam Inc. Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Putnam Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014, U.S.A. Twentieth Century THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD, 1 9 0 1 to 2 0 0 0 Among these are worldwide increases in life expectancy major strides in science and technology the radical reconfiguration of the global economy vanished empires, shrunken white hegemony, and reassessment of "western" civilization and the ever-evolving role of women. Twentieth Century places a chronological narrative of events in the context of the long-term changes that colored them. In his latest sweeping and entertaining work, Roberts focuses on our own momentous century. combining authority and good sense with fluency and wit" (London Times Literary Supplement). almost incontestable in its judgement." More remarkable, his History of Europe was acclaimed as "the best single volume history of Europe. ![]() ![]() Taylor, "a stupendous achievement.the unrivaled World History of our day. His classic History of the World (more than a quarter million copies sold worldwide) remains, in the words of eminent historian A. Roberts is an undisputed master of his craft. One of our greatest contemporary historians greets the millennium with an authoritative and engrossing survey of the twentieth century
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