A ruined settlement silhouetted against a dust-coloured sky

Forthcoming

The Shooter

One shot. Three centuries of ash.

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The announcement

Book One of The Shooter Cycle

A marksman in the ruins of the last governed city is asked to end one life to prevent a war. The war comes anyway — and the three centuries that crawl out of the rubble will spend themselves arguing about what he actually saw.

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Images from the Registry

Alex Orlovsky seen from behind, looking out over a ruined coast
Alex Orlovsky seen from behind, looking out over a ruined coast
Alex Orlovsky — coast
Alex Orlovsky — coast
Silhouette atop a stone monument at dusk
Silhouette atop a stone monument at dusk

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The long room took nine drafts

The opening chapter of The Shooter was rewritten nine times before it stopped explaining itself.