Walpurgis III — Mike Resnick

EVIL HAS FOUND A HOME...AND THE ONE MAN WHO CAN DESTROY IT!

Conrad Bland is something straight out of hell, a Satan incarnate and the sadistic embodiment of a planet that worships all sin. He preaches about a grand holocaust and practices a vile carnage bent on the total annihilation of all that surrounds him.

Jericho is the underworld's top assassin, this time hired by the Republic to penetrate Bland's demonic defenses. A master of disguise, he deals death with an automaton-like precision and a stone-cold deftness.

John Sable is the Chief Detective with a perfect homicide record, caught between his badge, his conscience, and the two most infamous executioners of his time.

When these three men collide, only one of them will survive--and the fate of Walpurgis III will be stained with blood...