From a New York Times–bestselling author: In a future where androids do most of the work, one man manages to find a job—but it may cost him his life . . . Max Maxon is an ex-marine who makes his living with a gun. Sasha Casad is a rich teenager trying to catch the next spaceship home. Max''s job is to get her there alive. Somebody''s trying to stop them--somebody with plenty of money and firepower. That doesn''t bother Max. A contract is a contract. Against all odds, he''s going to fulfill this one. And then he''s going to make somebody pay!