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Most mercenary units fly flags on two flagpoles at their headquarters: one with their unit’s flag, and other bearing the flag of their current employer. However, the Third Regimental Combat Team—a.k.a. the Eridani Light Horse—leaves one flagpole bare, as a reminder of the death of the Star League, and the other pole flies the Light Horse’s unit and regimental flags at half-mast.

No sooner does freshly minted Reverend Beau Dillard answer his calling to Resurrection House than he gets wind of his immediate predecessor having been found dead, wedged amongst some pilings in the Minatree River Basin. Understandably unnerved by this too-close-to-home revelation, Beau is nonetheless deftly neutralized by the fervid attentiveness of his direct boss, Kathy Symes Cantrell, Mother Superior of this Diocesan Hospice for Troubled Young Ladies.

...And the Angel with Television Eyes explores the region where fantasy meets reality. This surreal journey of self-discovery and transformation at once questions the nature of our world, and redefines it in the context of 21st century pop culture and technology. It takes a writer of John Shirley's talent and audacity to bring together elements as disparate as Shakespeare, Nietzsche, on-line role playing games, soap operas, and classic mythology - binding them together, creating a heady mélange on, above, and below the streets of Manhattan.

He had only known obedience. He had only known conformity. Freedom seemed like a dream come true. But freedom, like all things, comes at a price. And he's not sure if he's willing to pay. He used to be called Citizen 625-726. He used to call himself Unbroken. When he left his dystopian city behind, he thought he had found paradise. What he found was uglier, and darker then he could have imagined. This is his story.

In the thrilling first installment of the Reboot Sofa series, join Alice and Sherlock as they navigate the unpredictable world of a reality TV show. As their connection deepens, they find themselves entangled in a web of mystery and intrigue. Will they unravel the secrets of the Wonderland Gamble, or will they succumb to the challenges that lie ahead?