Karl Schroeder was born in 1962, grew up in Manitoba, and moved to Toronto in 1986 to pursue his writing career. He became a founding member of SF Canada and served as its president for two terms. His first published novel, The Claus Effect, was published in 1997. He lives with his wife and daughter in East Toronto and divides his time between writing fiction and consulting in the area of Strategic Foresight. Learn more at 
Hayden Griffin is out for revenge. When he was a boy, the nation of Slipstream attacked his little home world of Aerie. Hayden’s parents had just managed to build a sun for Aerie so their world could be independent of Slipstream, but the more powerful nation attacked before Aerie could escape. Both of Hayden’s parents were killed. Years later, Hayden knows it was Admiral Chaison Fanning, the Admiral of Slipstream’s space fleet, who ordered the massacre, so Hayden plans to insinuate himself into the admiral’s household so he can get close enough to kill him.
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