"The year is 2127. In the aftermath of World War IV, Deunan and Briareos are just the kind of people you'd find managing to survive--she's a former SWAT team member, he's a cyborg and former mercenary. Both lovers and partners, the couple are found in the ruins by Hitomi, a young woman who recruits them to come work for Olympus, an ultra-advanced, experimental city-state. Olympus is an isolated oasis of peace--and perhaps even the prototype for a new and better world than the one whose surviving powers are still out there..."playing wartime" over the scarred and cratered face of Earth. But among the many paradoxes of Olympus is that its philosophers, planners, and scientists still need people who know how to fight. The city can offer them a home--plus the chance to use the most advanced weapons tech on earth, including the powered combat armor known as the Landmate. And so Deunan and Briareos are drawn into the struggles and secrets of Olympus...but while they may believe in the city enough to serve and protect it, they're far too smart to be satisfied at being anyone's pawns--even in the most idealistic cause..."-- Provided by publisher.
