The Friction of Iron and Code: A Lone Workman’s Final Stand Against the Machine of State
CHAPTER 1: THE LIQUIDATION OF ARTHUR VANE The edge of the folded paper notice didn’t tremble, because Ensign Miller held it with the white-knuckled rigidity of a man who believed a printed mandate was a holy text. He thrust it within three inches of Arthur’s chest, the white sheet glaring under the flat, unblinking glare…