Hard Bargain — Blaze Ward

Valentinian and Dave have escaped the Dominion's Internal Security Bureau. Now they're fleeing for their lives, heading for systems outside of Dominion control, looking for a place where they can rebuild their lives. Figure out what comes next. Who they want to be, or to become.

Hard Bargain -- the second novel in the series, Shadow of the Dominion -- takes you even further into Wildspace, human variants, and maybe even a crooked card game or two.

Be sure to read the first book, Longshot Hypothesis, as well as keep an eye out for the other books in the series!