“Fifty or sixty shooters had already arrived and managed to look studiously bored. I knew a few of them and nodded politely. No one asked me to sit next to them, nor would I have accepted if they had. It's better that way, in case you end up on opposite sides of a fight, and a whole lot safer. Friends can betray you. Strangers can't.”
William C. Dietz is an American science fiction writer born in 1945. He is best known for his military science fiction novels, particularly the "Run" series including "Runaround." Dietz has also written numerous tie-in novels for major franchises such as Star Trek and Star Wars. His works combine hard science fiction elements with gripping narratives, earning him a dedicated readership in the science fiction community. more
“Whom neither shape of danger can dismay, Nor thought of tender happiness betray.”