It is the middle of the 24th Century, after a long history
of bloodshed lorded over by a dictatorial Terra, the many planets of humankind
have knitted together a precariously balanced peace, a peace that has lasted
for a century despite the warren of conflicting powers and interests that
make up the Confederacy. Also, for a century, a planet has nestled in the
heart of the Confederacy outside that precarious balance. The planet is
named Bakunin, a place founded by anarchistic idealists which has evolved/degenerated
into a Libertarian nightmare/paradise. Bakunin becomes the center of a
web of intrigue that, once it explodes, threatens to destroy both it and
the Confederacy.
Profiteer: Book 1: Dominic Magnus, an executive
with a past in the Confederacy's secret police, is caught in the center
of a covert operation on Bakunin. His company is literally shot out from
under him, and he escapes with little more than his life. Slowly he manages
to arrange forces to take back at least part of what had once been his.
Partisan: Book 2: After a qualified success,
Dominic begins to return to business. But shortly it becomes apparent that
this is more than a personal war against him, or his company. The full
enormity of what is happening is revealed when the full weight of the Confederacy
falls on the unprepared planet.
Revolutionary: Book 3: After attempting to
escape, it is clear that Dominic is at the epicenter of the conflagration
on Bakunin. All the conspiracies, within, without-- and beyond-- the Confederacy,
entangle him in some fashion. He must escape a city under siege, and sacrifice
everything, to journey to the heart of human space to confront the most
powerful man in the Confederacy, and-- in the end-- himself...
Profiteer
DAW Books Inc., 1995, 352pp
0-88677-647-3
$4.99 ($5.99 Can.)
DAW Collector's No:981
Partisan
DAW Books Inc., 1995, 352pp
0-88677-670-8
$4.99 ($5.99 Can.)
DAW Collector's No. 1007
Revolutionary
DAW Books Inc., 1996, 368pp
0-88677-699-6
$5.50 ($6.99 Can.)
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