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In 1944, as waves of German ninjas parachute into Kent, Britain’s best hopes for victory lie with a Spitfire pilot codenamed ‘Ack-Ack Macaque.’ The trouble is, Ack-Ack Macaque is a cynical, one-eyed, cigar-chomping monkey, and he’s starting to doubt everything, including his own existence. A century later, in a world where France and Great Britain merged in the late 1950s and nuclear-powered Zeppelins circle the globe, ex-journalist Victoria Valois finds herself drawn into a deadly game of cat and mouse with the man who butchered her husband and stole her electronic soul. Meanwhile, in Paris, after taking part in an illegal break-in at a research laboratory, the heir to the British throne goes on the run. And all the while, the doomsday clock ticks towards Armageddon. ** ### About the Author Gareth L. Powell was born in Bristol, England. He is the author of the recent SF novel *Silversands*, and the critically acclaimed short story collection, *The Last Reef*. His work has been published in magazines all over the world and featured in a number of recent anthologies, including *Shine* (Solaris, 2010).  In 2007, his short story ‘Ack-Ack Macaque’ won the *Interzone* Readers' Poll for best short story of the year. Gareth lives in the English West Country with his wife and two daughters, and can be found online at: www.garethlpowell.com "Gareth Powell is going to be a major voice in... SF" - Paul Cornell "Utterly Impossible to put down." - Colin Harvey, author of *Winter Song*