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Deathstalker Honor by
Simon R. Green
They were, after all, official heroes of the great rebellion.
Owen Deathstalker; outlawed aristocrat and reluctant warrior.
Hazel d'Ark; ex-clonelegger and ex-pirate.
Jack Random; the legendary professional rebel.
Ruby Journey; the infamous female bounty hunter.
Together, they fought impossible odds in the name of freedom and justice, and
triumphed time and time again. They gathered an army of the bold and the valiant, the
downtrodden and the desperate, and led them to victory. And in the great steel and brass
Palace of the homeworld Golgotha, they threw down the Empress Lionstone XIV and
destroyed the Iron Throne of Empire forever.
They should have been feted and honored, raised to the heights and celebrated
throughout the civilized worlds.
They should have lived happily ever after.
Unfortunately, life isn't like that.



CHAPTER ONE

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Charnel House
On the good ship Sunstrider II;
"Bounty hunters!" said Hazel d'Ark disgustedly. "After all we've done, after all we've
been through, we end up as nothing more than glorified bounty hunters!"
"Beats our previous occupation," Owen said mildly. Tall and rangy, with dark hair and
darker eyes, he lounged bonelessly in the lounge's most comfortable chair. "Chasing
down war criminals is important work. I don't know about you, but I find being the
hunter rather than the hunted much easier on the nerves. Besides, must be a nice change
for you, being legitimate."
"It's the principle of the thing!" snapped Hazel. "We used to be somebody! We led
armies! We overthrew the Empire! Risked getting our asses shot off time after time, and
all so we could end up doing Parliament's dirty work. Makes me want to puke."
Owen was thrown for a moment. He would have been prepared to bet good money