redRobe
Ex-assassin Axl Borja has agreed to do one last hit. The only problem is, he hasn't told his gun yet. Cardinal Santo Ducque faces political ruin if he can't regain the Vatican's missing billions. Mai's a Japanese kinderwhore, kidnapped and held hostage on a space habitat. As these people collide - with each other and themselves - their actions could change the world and all its inhabitants.
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- Earthlight
- Year
- 2000
- ISBN-13
- 9780671022600
- Genre
- Science FictionCrime & Thriller
- Topics
- AssassinationPolitical corruptionIdentity
Awards
- BSFA Award for Best NovelShortlisted(2000)
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