A DAY OF CHAOS — 22000 MILES UP! Klementina Ristovych & Ralph Dietrich are Homicide detectives on ‘ The Fuse’ a five-mile long solar energy platform orbiting above the earth that’s also home to Midway City population half a million Ristovych should have retired years ago; Dietrich is the first cop to actually volunteer for MCPD Homicide in its entire history Previously cases have taken them from the very bottom to the top echelons of Fuse society & everywhere in between But now it’s Perihelion — the day when the Earth & therefore the Fuse is closest to the Sun & on this ‘ Day of Chaos’ the population of Midway City seems to go a little bit crazy! All leave is cancelled all hands on deck… & for the MCPD all hell is about to break loose! Whereas the previous books followed Klem & Ralph through a single case over several days ‘ Perihelion’ follows them over the course of a single day dealing with multiple cases — from homicides to bomb threats & more besides! “ Compelling & intelligent Resembling a STAR TREK meets THE WIRE mash up there is a definite reason THE FUSE is a fan favorite”
- Aint It Cool News “ Precisely the kind of thing comics should be… Some comics are a quick read; this one demands your attention”
- Comics Worth Reading “ The politics the constant threat of terrorist attacks & the starkness of living conditions on some levels of the Fuse make this a completely believable story It has to be read”
- Pop Mythology “ Johnston is one of those quietly excellent writers… he creates compelling characters very quickly & puts them in interesting situations”
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