Ever closer to retrieving their comrade zippo from Marineris 'the ugliest city in the galaxy', Deadlock and Blackblood recount dark tales from their involvement in the Volgan War. Whilst past secrets create new hostilities within the team, an ex-ABC Warrior nursing a big grudge commits the ultimate act of betrayal!
Inspector Harry Absalom is an old-school copper - curmudgeonly antiauthoritarian, he's been with the force for over forty years. Suffering from an inoperable cancer, he's also the head of a special squad that enforces The Accord, a diplomatic treaty made in the sixteenth century between the throne of England and the powers of Hell.
Harry Bodie's grandmother wrote beloved children's books set in the delightful world of Underhill. Harry himself is a failing kids' TV presenter whose every attempt to advance his career ends in self-sabotage. But his troubles are barely starting. What if Underhill is real? And what if it isn't delightful at all?
Anna is a possession. Owned by the man named Will, she is cared for and protected. But when she falls pregnant, Anna finds the strength to run. And when Will catches up with her in her new life, it is not just Anna who is in danger.
Anna is a possession. Owned by the man named Will, she is cared for and protected. But when she falls pregnant, Anna finds the strength to run. And when Will catches up with her in her new life, it is not just Anna who is in danger.
Mickey7 is no longer an Expendable and now his real troubles have begun. The colony is in decline, he has no special skills to justify his continued drain on resources except the antimatter he used to bargain for his freedom. With the colony's very existence on the line, he must get it back, or die trying.