* WINNER OF THE BSFA AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL 2016 *
'A confident mix of sly satire and diffident humour' - FINANCIAL TIMES
'What Hutchinson has to say is now more imperative that ever' - REACTOR
'A strip-lit fun-house reflection of the world in which you already live' - VECTOR
'Recalls the world-weary tone of Len Deighton and John Le Carré' - STRANGE HORIZONS
FRACTURED EUROPE. A PARALLEL WORLD. A GLOBAL THREAT.
Union has come. The Community is now the largest nation in Europe; trains run there from as far afield as London and Prague. It is an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity.
So what is the reason for a huge terrorist outrage? Why do the Community and Europe meet in secret, exchanging hostages? And who are Les Coureurs des Bois?
Along with a motley crew of strays and mafiosi and sleeper agents, Rudi sets out to answer these questions - only to discover that the truth lies both closer to home and farther away than anyone could possibly imagine.
