First in the series following the exploits of the most dangerous man in the galaxyâand his cloneâfrom the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author. On Deluros VIII, the capital of mankindâs sprawling Oligarchy, the most famous killer in the galaxy has rested in DeepSleep for over one hundred years, hoping for a cure for the disease that plagues him. But now itâs time to wake him up. The governor of Solio II has been assassinatedâand the hunt for his murderer is on. Who better for the job than bounty hunter Jefferson Nighthawk, a.k.a. the Widowmaker? No cure has yet been discovered, but Nighthawk can still be of use to the governmentâas a clone. After being force-fed the equivalent of decades of living in little more than a month, this version of Nighthawk is set loose on the galaxy,aimed straight at his target. His handlers are counting on Nighthawkâs bloodthirsty nature to guide himâand his inexperience to keep him from seeing the trap he faces. But unlike the original Nighthawk, who chose to kill, this one has a conscience. One that will cause the governmentâs brilliant plan to backfire when his deadly instincts are unleashed on those who truly deserve his rage . . . Praise for Mike Resnick âResnick is thought-provoking, imaginative . . . and above all galactically grand.â âLos Angeles Times âNobody spins a yarn better than Mike Resnick.â âOrson Scott Card, New York Timesâbestselling author of Enderâs Game Â
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