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On the cylindrical world One One One, an advanced AI-created habitat houses engineered species and a sloth‑like sentient race. Two murders have shocked the community. Under orders from the Diplomatic Corps, counselor Andrea Cort is sent to investigate.
Cort must select a suspect from among those who have sold their futures to escape even harsher fates. She is forbidden from implicating the synthetic hosts, who possess the power to destroy humanity. Despite her distrust of her masters and fellow indentures, Cort is determined to hunt the killer, driven by a ruthless resolve and an understanding of the deadly thrill of taking a life.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: Adam-Troy Castro
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