It is the age of the Celestial Empire, and the mighty civilizations of Imperial China and Mexica have taken their ancient war into space.
Now, as they fight a desperate war of attrition for control of the red planet, Fire Star, two disgraced soldiers are picked to lead a suicide mission, piloting a salvaged Mexica spacecraft to Xolotl, the asteroid stronghold of their enemies.
But when they arrive, their ship packed with enough explosives to turn the Mexica base to dust, they find dozens of Chinese prisoners destined to be used as human sacrifices, and suddenly their suicide mission becomes a dangerous rescue operation.
- ISBN10 184416604X
- ISBN13 9781844166046
- Publish Date 4 February 2008 (first published 29 January 2008)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 28 February 2010
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Solaris
- Edition Trade Paperback Edition
- Format Paperback (UK Trade)
- Pages 344
- Language English