<div> <p>In Walter Jon Williams’ classic cyberpunk novel the remnants of a war-ravaged America endure in scattered heavily armed colonies while the wealthy Orbital Corporations now control the world. <P>Cowboy an ex-fighter pilot who has become “hardwired” via skull sockets directly to his lethal electronic hardware is now a panzerboy a hi-tech smuggler riding armored hovertanks through the balkanized countryside. He teams up with Sarah an equally cyborized gun-for-hire to make a last stab at independence from the rapacious Orbitals. <P>Together they gather an unlikely gang of misfits for a ride that will take them to the edge of the atmosphere.</p> <p><span>This action-packed adventure is a must-read for science fiction fans everywhere.</span></p> </div><P>A Blackstone Audio production.