Following the Second Civil War and the “Pacific Incident,” the Confederation of North America emerged triumphant. Those who called themselves Patriots ended up on the losing side, and fled West into the deserts and badlands. Serendipity Jones’ mother was one of these. She eventually settled in a small border town commune controlled by CONA and had three kids, two boys and Pity. A sharpshooter, alcohol eventually did her in.
Now seventeen, Pity’s cruel and unforgiving father plans to sell her to another community since she is fertile. Pity had been planning to leave with her mechanic friend, but events cascade out of control. She retrieves the one thing her mother left behind, a pair of unique guns, from her father’s chest, and she flees. Originally planning to head to Columbia, CONA’s capital, they are ambushed and her best friend is killed. Pity ends up in Cessation, the cesspool of the world, but, more importantly, outside CONA’s control.
There she is accepted by Miss Celine, who controls Cessation and owns Halcyon Singh's Theatre Vespertine. Max, who rescued her from the desert, also works at the theatre. Pity’s sensational shooting act quickly becomes part of the performance, but when she’s asked to participate in a finale, where she will be responsible to end a man’s life, Pity is not sure she can do it. It doesn’t help that forces larger than Cessation are gearing up for a fight over the lawless city. With all the cards in the air, will Pity have enough bullets to survive a showdown between CONA and its rebellious neighbor?
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