ELIZABETH MOON

Lou is autistic. One of his skills is an ability to find patterns in data: complex patterns that not even the most powerful computers can comprehend. Those he works and has made money for now want him to change, to become

The second of two prequels to the

Three instalments of this fast-paced science fiction series in one volume. Includes: 'Hunting Party', 'Sporting Chance' and 'Winning Colours'.

Lord Thornbuckle, Speaker of the Grand Council, has been assassinated and battlelines are quickly drawn to control the new order. Fleet officers Esmay and Barin want simply to marry. But nothing is simple in these times, for Barin is a Serrano and Esmay is the Landbride of the planet Altiplano.