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Working as a corporate assassin was supposed to be Brandon's dream job, but so far it just sucks! His boss hates him, he's behind on his bills, he's the laughing stock of the entire assassins' guild, and now everyone is trying to kill him. Friends can't be trusted, inter-office relationships are frowned upon, the dental plan isn't great, and you might get stabbed in the back at any moment, figuratively or literally... But that's just part of the job when you work for Assassins Incorporated.
From the day his family joins the caravan, Rhoyd Smytheson knows something is amiss. It isn't the caravan they were supposed to be on, but his adopted father, the mercenary Conor Manahan and his healer wife Eithne thought it was better than nothing. The Caravan Master smells like a rotting turnip all the time. The Captain is an enigma, and even the cook Noreen is hiding some secret. Then there is the dark wagon that rolls along in their midst. It reeks of magic and...something else, and Rhoyd is determined to find out what the wagon is hiding.There are too many mishaps on the road for it to be coincidence; someone among the crew of the caravan has a darker purpose. It is up to the young Ard Magister to discover who and what that purpose is even if it means sacrificing the life he has come to love with his adopted parents, for the powers of darkness will stop at nothing to keep him from attaining his full potential.
In the spirit of Blade Runnerand Brave New World comes aterrifying postmodern vision...By the year 2156, stem cell therapy has triumphed overaging and disease, extending the human lifespan indefinitely.But only for those who have achieved Conscientious CitizenStatus. To combat overpopulation, the U.S. has sealed herborders, instituted compulsory contraception, and made technology-assisted suicide readily available. Yet in a world wherethe old can remain vital forever, America's youth have littlehope of prosperityJason Haggerty is an investigator for the governmentagency responsible for dispensing personal handheld devicesthat record a citizen's final moments. When three teens stagean illegal public suicide, Haggerty suspects their deaths mayhave been murders. Now he must uncover proof and preventa nationwide epidemic of copycat suicides. Trouble is, for the first time in history, an entire generation might justdecide they're better off dead."I've always considered Steven-Elliot Altman one of themost provocative voices in modern fiction, and KILLSWITCH, his collaboration with Diane DeKelb-Rittenhouse, once againconfirms this conviction." -Stephen Susco, screenwriter ofThe Grudge"In the tradition of Philip K. Dick, Altman and DeKelb-Rittenhouse keep the action coming even as they measurethe psychosocial toll of tomorrow's technology." -WinstonEngle, Editor & Publisher, Thrilling Wonder Stories
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