The Sharp End

Gangs rule Cantilucca. Two syndicates dominate the planet. Guns are the only law. Both sides are arming for a bloody showdown that can only end with a handful of survivors sifting for subsistence in the ruins of what could be a rich world. Then the survey team arrives . . . David Drake introduces a new kind of Hammer's Slammer.

Cover Art by Larry Elmore

Hardcover
Paperback
This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this book are fictional, and any resemblance to real people or incidents is purely coincidental.

First printing, November 1993

Distributed by Simon & Schuster
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ISBN-13: 978-0-671-87632-6
ISBN-10: 0-671-87632-5

Copyright© 1993 by David Drake

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