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3 y separately published work icon The Dark Imbalance Sean Williams , Shane Dix , Sheffield : Swift , 2001 Z797717 2001 single work novel science fiction

'In the Sol System, Earth is no more. But aboard the various starships and space stations orbiting the still-burning sun live the remnants of mankind - unaware of the danger they're in from an army of genetically enhanced warriors determined to destroy all humanity... Renegade intelligence agent Morgan Roche has been charged by the High Humans to protect mankind from the threat of the cloned warriors. Pursuing one such warrior into the Sol System, she strives to learn the true identity of the enemy - and how to defeat them. It is here, in the light of the star called Sol, that Morgan will learn the truth - about the artificial intelligence known as The Box, about the man who calls himself Adoni Cane, about the High Humans ... and about her destiny.' (Publication abstract)

2 y separately published work icon The Dying Light Sean Williams , Shane Dix , Sheffield : Swift , 2000 Z797707 2000 single work novel science fiction

Morgan Roche had been an intelligence agent for the Commonwealth of Empires when she turned renegade to determine the truth about a man named Adoni Cane. The answer - that he is one of the genetically enhanced warriors called the Sol Wunderkind - shook the foundations of her world.

Now Roche is faced with an even more frightening fact - Cane may not be the last of his kind. A system has vanished, leaving only a terrible emptiness in space. Word spreads across the galaxy that the Sol Wunderkind have returned. (Publisher's blurb, back cover).

3 2 y separately published work icon The Prodigal Sun Sean Williams , Shane Dix , Bromsgrove : Swift , 2000 Z299186 1999 single work novel science fiction

'In a distant future of Earth's galaxy, exotic castes of humanity coexist uneasily with descendants of humans who colonised the stars. Peace is often short-lived. Commander Morgan Roche of the Commonwealth of Empiresarmada delivers an AI to her superiors in Intelligence. Just before completion of this mission, she is ambushed on Sciacca's World but escapes and her survival becomes dependant on a castaway, Adoni Cane, an adept fighter without a past. Betrayed, and abandoned by those she has trusted, Roche must tread a path that forces her to question everything she has held dear. Just what powers does this AI have and does it have its own agenda? Morgan will prove to be a tough adversary and a skilled survivor.' (Publication abstract)

2 9 y separately published work icon Metal Fatigue Sean Williams , Sheffield : Swift , 1999 Z93760 1996 single work novel crime science fiction After a deadly nuclear war, the American city of Kennedy walled itself away from the decline of the USA. Determined to continue as a functioning metropolis, Kennedy strictly patrolled its boundaries and struggled to maintain the semblance of a modern city. (Publisher's blurb).
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