Slab City Blues: The Collected Stories

Gangs killers and vampires. One war-torn detective is the only hope of survival for a crime-ridden orbiting city... Blade Runner meets Se7en in this gritty five-story collection from New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Anthony Ryan. Alex McLeod paid dearly during the war for independence from Earth. It left the detective disfigured jaded and alone. In the aftermath of victory Alex seethes as criminal factions and cold-blooded killers clash over control of the newly-liberated confederation. In his crusade for justice in the free states hes willing to break more than a few rules along the way... The only home Alex knows is the slums of Slab an orbiting city teeming with lowlifes back-stabbers and gene-spliced monstrosities. From the grimy streets of his city to the lawless Asteroid Belt Alex goes toe-to-toe with a sharp-clawed vigilante a mythical serial killer and a gorgeous vampire with an ominous message. His quest wont end until his homeland earns the freedom it was promised... But even Alex may not be able to stop the impending Reckoning and a voyage to the one place he swore hed never return: Earth... Slab City Blues: The Collected Stories contains four exciting novellas and one sensational novel set in a world of hard-boiled sci-fi and cyberpunk. If you like hard-nosed detectives futuristic planets and pulse-pounding action then youll love Anthony Ryans world of vampires werewolves and space.