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The prison ship Perdition has become a post-battle charnel house with only a handful of Dred’s soldiers still standing and now being hunted by Silence’s trained tongueless assassins. Forging an uneasy alliance with mercenary commander Vost—who is their only chance at escape—the Dread Queen will do whatever it takes to end her life sentence on Perdition and keep the survivors alive long enough to cobble together a transport capable of getting them off station.
If Dred and her crew can win the deadly game of cat and mouse, the payoff is not only life but freedom—a prize sweeter than their wildest dreams. Yet the sadistic Silence would rather destroy Perdition than let a single soul slip from her grasp…
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EXCREPT
They didn’t speak until they had put a fair amount
of distance behind them, then Dred signaled her desire to pause by tapping his
ankle. He couldn’t turn fully because the ducts had narrowed, but he glanced
over his shoulder.
“You all right?”
“Just . . . spooked.” The somber tone told him he
hadn’t been alone in what he felt, watching those crazy, tongue-less bastards.
“It’s different now,” he said.
“With what she did to Queensland . . . she seems
larger than life. I’ve been afraid before, but . . . not quite like this.”
The words were barely a whisper, and they roused an
answering prickle of gooseflesh on his arms.
“I know. There’s run-of-the-mill evil, like Priest
and Mungo. And then there’s Silence.”
“It’s like she can do worse than kill me.
Rationally, I know that’s not true—”
“But it’s uncanny the way she’s last one still
standing, moving through the carnage.” He didn’t say it out loud, but he
thought, Like Death itself.
Dred nodded. “I’m still here, too, but I’m not the
Dread Queen anymore.”
“If it’s any consolation, I don’t miss her.”
“Me either,” she whispered.
There was no space to touch her as he wanted to, and
it wasn’t the time anyway, so Jael continued on. They slid out of the ducts
near the closet, but when he opened it, there were no droids plugged in. He
choked out a curse. It was impossible to predict when a bot would come back,
and it was dangerous to wait out in the open. They desperately needed some
intel about how many men Silence had left, how often they patrolled, and where,
but with manpower as scarce as it had become on their end, recon had to wait.
“Back up?” Dred whispered.
He nodded. This time, they found a way in that gave
them vantage over their target, so they’d know when a bot returned. He’d just
finished fitting the vent panel in place behind them when he heard the
familiar, shuffling sound of Silence’s men. From her expression, Dred
registered it, too, and she practically stopped breathing. The fact that her
killers were roving freely must signify that she believed herself the
undisputed ruler of Perdition.
When they rounded the corner and came into sight, he
stifled a surprised sound. This group was huge, compared to the usual numbers,
ten this time, and horror jolted through him like lightning when he realized
they were carried a human-sized bundle. They’d wrapped their captive in dark
fabric, so he couldn’t tell anything about the person, but the worst part was,
he or she was still moving, thrashing against his bonds.
Who is that? And why the hell would Silence want
someone taken alive?
And don’t miss the previous books in the Dred Chronicles!
PERDITION
WELCOME TO HELL
The
prison ship Perdition, a floating city where the Conglomerate’s most
dangerous criminals are confined for life, orbits endlessly around a
barren asteroid.
Life inside is even more bleak. Hailed as the
Dread Queen, inmate Dresdemona “Dred” Devos controls one of Perdition’s
six territories, bordered on both sides by would-be kings eager to
challenge her claim. Keeping them at bay requires constant vigilance, as
well as a steady influx of new recruits to replace the fallen. Survival
is a constant battle, and death is the only escape.
Of the
newest convicts, only one is worth Dred’s attention. The mercenary Jael,
with his deadly gaze and attitude, may be the most dangerous criminal
onboard. His combat skill could give her the edge she needs, if he
doesn’t betray her first. Unfortunately, that’s what he does best.
Winning Jael’s allegiance will be a challenge, but failure could be
worse than death…
HAVOC
The Conglomerate’s most dangerous convicts have made the prison ship Perdition their home. And they will defend it…
Perdition
is under siege. Mercenaries have boarded the station with orders to
take control of the facility—and execute the prisoners. Their commander
is offering full pardons to the first five inmates willing to help the
mercs complete their mission.
Dresdemona “Dred” Devos hasn’t
survived hard time just to surrender to the Conglomerate’s armored
thugs. Leading a ragtag army of inmates, Dred and her champion, Jael,
wage a bloody guerilla war of chaos and carnage against impossible odds.
But no matter how dire the outlook, the Dread Queen never backs down…
About Ann Aguirre:
Ann Aguirre is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling author and RITA winner with a degree in English Literature; before she began writing full time, she was a clown, a clerk, a voice actress, and a savior of stray kittens, not necessarily in that order. She grew up in a yellow house across from a cornfield, but now she lives in sunny Mexico with her husband, children, and various pets. Ann likes books, emo music, action movies, and she writes all kinds of genre fiction for adults and teens, published with Harlequin, Macmillan, and Penguin, among others.
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