<b>Action-packed and thought-provoking stories ranging across the dead sands of Mars to the backstreets of Buenos Aires, from the febrile mind of BSFA Award-winning author Gareth L. Powell.<br> <br>32 stories featuring the author's most celebrated tales alongside all new material, a thrilling experience for established fans and new readers alike.</b><br><br>Ranging from the dead sands of Mars to the half-flooded remnants of Amsterdam, from the seedy backstreets of Buenos Aires to the gravity well of a singularity, these action-packed tales explore mind-bending ideas through the eyes of unforgettable and all-too-human characters.<br><br>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?<br><br>Who will they save?<br><br>Who would you save?<br><br>This entertaining and thought-provoking collection features work drawn from Powell’s twenty-year career as a writer, his best-loved stories, and previously unpublished material revisiting the expansive settings of his acclaimed science fiction sagas.