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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
The Verdant Tower

The Verdant Tower

Blaze, Draco

Paperback

Series: Solarpunk Balcony Mysteries, Book 1

Mystery & ThrillerScience Fiction

ISBN13: 9798274855341
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Nov 17 2025
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.40
Height: 0.36 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The future is clean, green, and quietly watching.

Ari Vega just wants her balcony garden, her independence, and one corner of Verdant Tower that isn't run by HelioVert, the corporation behind the building's smart planters, wellness monitors, and the friendly but invasive GreenGrid system.

Most residents have surrendered to the convenience. Ari hasn't.

So when her sharp-eyed neighbor Ms. Ko disappears after a routine wellness check, Ari knows something is wrong. And Verdant Tower's polished reassurance isn't fooling her.

Teaming up with Cass, the hacker next door, and Jae, the exhausted building super, Ari begins uncovering the truth behind the tower's perfect green façade:

  • Hidden behavior scores ranking every resident
  • Experimental bio-systems woven into their plants and air
  • A quiet pruning program removing anyone who doesn't comply
As bees vanish, planters fail, and pressure mounts to opt in, Ari and her unlikely allies turn their balconies into a living, encrypted resistance. To save Ms. Ko, and themselves, they must expose HelioVert's next big showcase before the system decides they're the next anomaly to eliminate.

The Verdant Tower is a warm, atmospheric solarpunk mystery with real stakes, perfect for readers who enjoy:

  • Hopeful near-future sci-fi
  • Character-driven investigations
  • Corporate conspiracy with a human heart
  • Found-family dynamics
  • Cozy, green, garden-filled worlds with quiet rebellion
Solarpunk Balcony Mysteries, Book One delivers a comforting yet gripping near-future thriller. Step onto Ari's balcony, and you may never trust a smart planter again.

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