Peripheral Encounters — James Litherland

-- An Enlightening Expedition

SENT to scout the area surrounding the FURC, what Kat and Tony find among the crumbling remnants of civilization convinces them that for all the challenges they've faced inside the compound, they've had it easy. Hoping to help some of the survivors, they encounter difficulty and danger -- but the real risk they run arises from a secret aspect of their mission Tony hasn't shared with his partner, a gambit that will put the pair in extreme peril from a ruthless enemy.

(*This edition also contains the Slowpocalypse prequel short story Durable Impressions.)