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<p><b>Deborah Teramis Christian returns to science fiction with a rousing stand-alone sequel to fan favorite <i>Mainline</i>.</b><br><br>One of the many charms of planet Lyndir is the Between-World, home to the licensed entertainers of the Sa'adani Empire. There, at a palatial house of domination called Tryst, professional dominatrix Kes has become a celebrity attraction whose fame and exclusivity draws a rarified clientele.<br><br>Her most devoted client is Janus, a major crime boss on Lyndir and elsewhere. But when a high-powered imperial authority decides she wants Janus out of the way, she identifies Kes as his greatest vulnerability. The seductive domina would never betray a client's trust, but a mortal threat to her Between-World sisters forces her cooperation with Janus's enemy.<br><br>Altered against her will, she is turned into a brutal weapon by Splintegrate cloning technology. It will take help from some unlikely avenues and an enormous triumph of will for Kes to survive the government's machinations. . . and pursue the independence she's craved her entire life.<br><br><br><b><u>Other Books</u></b><br><i>Kar Kalim</i><br><i>Mainline</i><br><i>Truthsayer’s Apprentice</i></p>

DEBORAH TERAMIS CHRISTIAN is a US Army veteran, a former intelligence translator, and at various times has worked as a tech writer, journalist, role-playing game designer, editor, publisher, and sociologist. These days she is a recovering geek, having left a long career in computer systems work, and has returned to her first loves: world building, and writing science fiction and fantasy. Her books include <i>Kar Kalim</i> and <i>Mainline. </i>She currently resides in Tennessee.