@article{649553, author = {Aguirre, Ann.}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/649553}, title = {The Dred chronicles: Perdition /}, publisher = {Ace Books,}, abstract = {The prison ship Perdition, a floating city where the conglomerate's most dangerous criminals are confined for life, orbits endlessly around a barren asteroid. Life inside is even more bleak. Hailed as the Dread Queen, inmate Dresdemona "Dred" Devos controls one of Perdition's six territories, bordered on both sides by would-be kings eager to challenge her claim. Keeping them at bay requires constant vigilance as well as a steady influx of new recruits to replace the fallen. Survival is a continual battle, and death is the only escape.}, recid = {649553}, pages = {337 p. ;}, address = {New York :}, year = {2013}, }