When a tech company's financial software is compromised by a terrorist group, a strategist must unravel clues from an ancient work of popular Japanese fiction to prevent the global economy from collapse.

But it's not "about" that really. The strategist discovers that she has both been written into the story, and her actions create the story. Its the slow unveil that this investigation leads wherever she looks hardest...so it's about agency.

And how do you state that the story takes place in the future?

As the others have said.

And I'm not exactly excited about a protagonist who can solve the problem ?by ?magic -- by ?psychic abilities -- rather than ?by old-fashioned intellect. ?That strikes me as too easy, too facile. ?It enables him to conveniently pull rabbits out of the hat rather?work out solutions?the more dramatically compelling way, ?by sheer geeky-intelligence and grit.

fwiw.

As the others have said.

And I'm not exactly excited about a protagonist who can solve the problem ?by ?magic -- by ?psychic abilities -- rather than ?by old-fashioned intellect. ?That strikes me as too easy, too facile. ?It enables him to conveniently pull rabbits out of the hat rather?work out solutions?the more dramatically compelling way, ?by sheer geeky-intelligence and grit.

fwiw.