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	The Terminal State Author: Jeff Somers Published: June 10, 2010 by Orbit Books Series Name: Avery Cates Avery Cates #4 Click for more info.

	The Eternal Prison Author: Jeff Somers Published: August 10, 2009 by Orbit Books Series Name: Avery Cates Avery Cates is a wanted man. After surviving the worst bioengineered disaster in history, Cates finds himself incarcerated - in Chengara Penitentiary. As Chengara has a survival rate of exactly zero, the system's most famous gunner must do some serious plotting. And a betrayal or so later, he achieves his goal. At a price. All he has to do now is defeat some new personal demons, forge some unlikely alliances, and figure out why the people he's killed lately just won't stay dead. Click for more info.

	The Digital Plague Author: Jeff Somers Published: May 12, 2008 by Orbit Books Series Name: Avery Cates Avery Cates is a very rich man. He's probably the richest criminal in New York City. But right now, Avery Cates is pissed. Because everyone around him has just started to die - in a particularly gruesome way. With every moment bringing the human race closer to extinction, Cates finds himself in the role of both executioner and savior of the entire world. Click for more info.

	The Electric Church Author: Jeff Somers Published: September 25, 2007 by Orbit Books Series Name: Avery Cates In the near future, the only thing growing faster than the criminal population is the Electric Church, a new religion founded by a mysterious man named Dennis Squalor. The Church preaches that life is too brief to contemplate the mysteries of the universe: eternity is required. In order to achieve this, the converted become Monks -- cyborgs with human brains, enhanced robotic bodies, and virtually unlimited life spans. Click for more info.

	The Best American Mystery Stories 2006 Author: Scott Turow & Otto Penzler (eds) Published: October 11, 2006 by Mariner Books Series Name: The Best American Series Anthology of mystery short stories chosen by Scott Turow and Otto Penzler as the best of 2005. includes "Ringing the Changes" by Jeff Somers. Click for more info.

	The Urban Bizarre Author: Nick Mamatas (Ed.) Published: January 1, 2004 by Prime Books The Urban Bizarre brings together tales of the city from the best new science fiction writers, pornographers, and zinesters -- stories too weird, too dark, and just plain too bizarre to be published elsewhere. Edited by the Bram Stoker Award-nominated author Nick Mamatas, The Urban Bizarre guarantees you'll never look at a cab driver or street corner in quite the same way again. Click for more info.

	Lifers Author: Jeff Somers Published: January 1, 2001 by CReative Arts Book Company Lifers is the story of three twentysomething guys who transitioned from collegiate underachieving to corporate bottom feeding and sketch out a plan to make a grab for some dignity. They will rob the publishing house that employs their only stable member and insults him on a daily basis. Being the bright, perceptive fellows that they are, they all quickly realize it isn’t about the money. For Phil "Dub" Dublen, it’s an angry statement against a dull, meaningless job. For self-styled poet Trim, it’s a chance to actually be as outrageous and anarchic as he needs to be. Click for more info.