Action-packed and thought-provoking stories ranging across the dead sands of Mars to the backstreets of Buenos Aires, from the febrile mind of BSFA Award-winning author Gareth L. Powell.

32 stories featuring the author's most celebrated tales alongside all new material, a thrilling experience for established fans and new readers alike.

With settings ranging from the dead sands of Mars to the seedy backstreets of Amsterdam and Buenos Aires, these action-packed tales explore mind-bending ideas through the eyes of unforgettable and all-too-human characters. As their lives implode around them, will they use the moment to save their own skins, or to find a way to make up for past misdeeds?

Who will they save? Who would you save?

This entertaining and thought-provoking collection features work drawn from Powell's twenty-year career as a writer, including previously unpublished material alongside some of his best-loved stories