The emergence of The Pale Man from Carla's past forces Snake and the boss into a deadly competition. They must choose between retrieving Carla or losing their ship, the Black Sun 490, forever. Tensions escalate as their rivalry intensifies, culminating in a violent confrontation. With stakes higher than ever, both are determined to reach Carla first, leading to a thrilling race filled with danger and moral dilemmas.
Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Resurgent Revolutions -- Chapter One: Warrior -- Chapter Two: Poet Prophesies -- Chapter Three: Inquisition -- Chapter Four: Rebellion -- Chapter Five: Refugee -- Chapter Six: Rehearsal for Revolution -- Chapter Seven: Dueling Karl Marx -- Chapter Eight: Diaspora -- Chapter Nine: A Social Republic -- Chapter Ten: Revolution Redux -- Chapter Eleven: Papa -- Chapter Twelve: Maelstrom -- Chapter Thirteen: Captive -- Chapter Fourteen: Blow Fight! -- Chapter Fifteen: Iron Brigade -- Chapter Sixteen: Leading from the Front -- Chapter Seventeen: One Arm is Enough -- Chapter Eighteen: Mopping Up -- Chapter Nineteen: Scandal -- Chapter Twenty: Reading Shakespeare in Auglaize -- Conclusion. The Reddest of the Red -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
After a hijacking attempt damages their decrepit Black Sun 490 freighter, Snake and his boss are desperate for cash. Enter Carla, gorgeous mercenary bad girl with a job offer that seems too good to be true. Unfortunately for him, while Snake is convinced she's stringing them along to their deaths, he's not the one in charge. The job gets dicey in a hurry, and it doesn't take him long to figure out a fatal blow is coming. He's just not sure if it will come from the pirates that haunt the nav lanes, knife-wielding goons looking for revenge, Carla herself, or the cheap vodka he drinks to stay sane. If Snake's going to make it out alive, he'll need every bit of his quick wit-and an even quicker trigger finger.