Dark State is the second book in the thrilling Empire Games series – set in the same world as Charles Stross’ The Product owner Princes series.

Soon, the collision of two nuclear superpowers – in two different timelines – is imminent. One America can be experiencing its initial technological revolution, whilst a parallel USA can be a hi-tech law enforcement condition. But both are poised to wreak damage.

In Miriam Burgeson’s America, inner politics are tugging the government apart. But if one of her providers secures a high-profile defection, civil battle may be averted. Rita Douglas, rival US spy, arrives during this problems. Her world is rocked when she realizes Miriam is certainly her mom, who gave her up for adoption as a baby. But what impact will this possess on the conflict?

Then the US discovers another timeline, and the remains of a sophisticated society. Something annihilated that civilization – and Rita’s people are going to rouse it.