The Pre-Emptive Blade

In the Republic of Mercia, an asylum seeker's fragile hope is annihilated when a shadowy group begins executing citizens deemed predisposed to crime. For Harinder Singh, who fled persecution to build a new life, the terror hits as the state's protection turns into a hunting ground. The most profound horror is not the death squads, but the instant collapse of everyday security, turning neighbors into informants and a promised refuge into a kill zone.