While staying at the London Metrozone, one of the last free cities, Samuil unwittingly saves the daughter of the city's richest man, which causes trouble with Russian mobsters, the Yakuza, and the New Machine Jihad.
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Winner of the 2012 Philip K. Dick Award Samuil Petrovitch is a survivor.He survived the nuclear fallout in St. Petersburg and hid in the London Metrozone - the last city in England. He's lived this long because he's a man of rules and logic.For example, getting involved = a bad idea.But when he stumbles into a kidnapping in progress, he acts without even thinking. Before he can stop himself, he's saved the daughter of the most dangerous man in London.And clearly saving the girl = getting involved.Now, the equation of Petrovitch's life is looking increasingly complex.Russian mobsters + Yakuza + something called the New Machine Jihad = one dead Petrovitch.But Petrovitch has a plan - he always has a plan - he's just not sure it's a good one.
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