By William C. Dietz
First Published: 1994
It’s a world where technology grows too quickly for the mind to comprehend; where things of the past are swiftly deleted to make way for the future. But some things never change…like violence, corruption, and murder. And that is how he makes his living: as a fighter, a killer, a bodyguard.

Max Maxon is an ex-marine who makes his living with a gun. Sasha Casad is a rich teenager trying to catch the next spaceship home. Max’s job is to get her there alive. Somebody’s trying to stop them-somebody with plenty of money and firepower. That doesn’t bother Max. A contract is a contract. Against all odds, he’s going to fulfill this one. and then he’s going to make somebody pay.