Why I write
Writing has a therapeutic effect on me: it lets me fully immerse myself in another world – and shape it until it holds.
Cyberpunk author · Germany
Jannik Ophey.
I tell stories about control, memory, and what remains of us when technology moves on. My debut Nullskin Protocol is available in bookstores – and two more books are already in the works.
Nullskin Protocol
Novum Verlag · 2026
/01 — Profile
The Author
Jannik Ophey · est. 2007
Stories about control – over ourselves, over others, over what systems turn us into.
Born in 2007 in North Rhine-Westphalia, I started inventing and writing down stories back in primary school – and kept refining my storytelling over the years. At 15, a fascination with technology took hold, and with it the question of what happens when technology overwhelms humanity.
In 2021 I came up with the idea of a future world in which life works fundamentally differently. I built it out piece by piece and shared it with my cousin – his interest motivated me to keep adding new details and characters to the world.
When a nightmare became reality in 2022, I decided to turn that idea into a book. Today I work as an IT specialist for systems integration – and build that knowledge straight into my worlds.
Appreciate the people in your life. Anyone can suddenly be gone. #fckCancer
2007
Born
NRW
Home
310
Pages, debut
03
Book projects
My themes
Control in all its forms – over yourself and others, over influence and dependence. And the question of what memory is worth once it can be taken.
Tech in the text
As an IT specialist I build real technology into my stories – as vividly as possible, never as mere set dressing.
2021
First sketches of the Nullskin universe – notes on Megaplexia and the Raven sisters.
2022 – 2024
Building out the world: Megaplexia's zone structure, Sub-Level 8 and the core plots of Nullskin Protocol.
2025
Publishing contract and production start of the debut novel at Novum Verlag.
2026
Nullskin Protocol is released on April 9, 2026 – available in bookstores and online ever since.
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Two more books are in the works. More as soon as it's time.
/02 — Books
The Books
Out now
Novel · 310 pages
Novum Verlag
ISBN 978-3-903529-52-6
Nullskin Protocol
A dead mercenary. A digital echo. A city in the chokehold of corporations.
In Megaplexia, surveillance is law and forgetting is a commodity. Luna and Sophia Raven stumble into a web of corporations, shadow zones and memory theft – and must decide how much truth they can bear.
Read the blurb
In the shadows of Megaplexia, deepliner Sophia Raven discovers a neural signal and unleashes an experiment that was never meant for the public: Nullskin Protocol. What begins as a data trail becomes a hunt for identity, power and control. Because in a world where memories can be manipulated and bodies replaced, the most dangerous enemy is the one already inside your head.
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Days in stores
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/03 — Voices
Voices
If you love sinking completely into a world and still finding new details on the second or third read, Nullskin Protocol is exactly where you belong. The story is direct, charged and always to the point. A cyberpunk thriller that truly packs a punch.
A technology-driven cyberpunk thriller – gripping, fast-paced and without needless detours.
Very well written and an exciting story 🔥
An amazing book. I devoured it and couldn't stop. This book grips you and won't let go. There are many twists and the ending is impossible to predict. I hope there will be a sequel – I can't wait!
/04 — Downloads
Assets
Posters, artworks and more from my projects – free for personal use. The collection grows with every project.
All assets are free for personal use – print them, share them, use them as wallpapers. No commercial use, no edits without permission.
/05 — Contact
Contact
Readings, press, collaborations – write to me.
kontakt@jannikophey.comI'll get back to you as soon as possible – please understand that I can only reply to genuine inquiries.