Who will you try to save when your world falls apart?

Gareth L. Powell’s first collection of short fiction features a motley collection of archaeologists, hackers and ex-cops struggling to answer that very question. As their lives implode around them, will they use the moment to save their own skins, or to find a way to make up for past misdeeds?

Originally published as a limited edition in August 2008, this collection gives a fascinating insight into the themes and characters Powell would later go on to develop in his full-length novels. With settings ranging from the dead sands of Mars to the seedy backstreets of Amsterdam and Buenos Aires, these fifteen action-packed tales explore mind-bending science fictional ideas through the eyes of unforgettable and all-too-human characters.

Sunsets and Hamburgers
The Last Reef
The Redoubt
Ack-Ack Macaque
Pod Dreams of Tuckertown
Six Lights off Green Scar
Distant Galaxies Colliding
Falling Apart
Morning Star
A Necklace of Ivy
Hot Rain
The Long Walk Aft
Arches
Flotsam
Cat In A Box