Riva is a high-rise diver - a perfectly functioning human with millions of fans. But suddenly, she refuses to train. Cameras are omnipresent in her world, yet she is unaware that she is being watched closely: Hitomi, another young woman, is tasked with bringing Riva back into line. If she fails her mission, she faces expulsion to the peripheries, where people live in filth, unable to serve society. What makes a person human when they function perfectly? "The High-Rise Diver" leads into a brilliant new world that is as plausible as it is chilling. Julia von Lucadou tells this story with the mastery of great narratives about our future.