Avery Cates: The Shattered Gears (short story)

by Jeff Somers

Overview

Picking up after the conclusion of "The Final Evolution," this short story gives a glimpse of what the future holds for Cates in the grim world that exists in the wake of his epic battle with Cainnic Orel, the Angels, and the dehumanising avatar technology. As the System has collapsed under the pressure of war and a sort of "anti-singularity," Cates finds himself in unfamiliar environs - but as always, he's a quick learner.

Mysterious inhuman figures. An abandoned prison. And The Howler. Cates has his hands full, as usual ... and is starting to get his mojo back.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940149849383
Publisher:	Jeff Somers
Publication date:	12/14/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	27 KB

About the Author

Jeff Somers (www.jeffreysomers.com) was first sighted in Jersey City, New Jersey after the destruction of a classified government installation in the early 1970s; the area in question is still too radioactive to go near. When asked about this, he will only say that he regrets nothing. He is the author of Lifers, the Avery Cates series from Orbit Books (avery-cates.com), Chum from Tyrus Books, and the Ustari Cycle from Pocket/Gallery, including We Are Not Good People (wearenotgoodpeople.com).

Jeff�s published over thirty short stories as well; his story �Sift, Almost Invisible, Through� appeared in the anthology Crimes by Moonlight, published by Berkley Hardcover and edited by Charlaine Harris and his story �Ringing the Changes� was selected for Best American Mystery Stories 2006. He survives on the nickels and quarters he regularly finds behind his ears, his guitar playing is a plague upon his household, and his lovely wife The Duchess is convinced he would wither and die if left to his own devices, but this is only half true.