Vance Huxley

Fall of the Cities Vance Huxley

Just for a moment, Harold thinks his tiny group has snatched victory from the jaws of defeat, but then he finds out the cost, and it might be too much. His friends try to bring him back from the brink, to find him a mission, while his sister knows that if she loses her little brother, she might also lose her nine-year-old daughter as well.

Even if many believe he is dead, his legend is growing as the death camp pictures begin to spread.

Some officers in the British Army seize on the death camp pictures and a dead ex-squaddie, Soldier Boy, as an ideal way to unify and rally dissatisfied soldiers, while in Birmingham, his friends are still carrying Harold's name and flag into battle. Meanwhile, the Cabal is growing more frustrated as the growing legend spawns copycats and sightings. Pictures of a horrendous crime are appearing here and there, with plans for a nationwide release. The clock is ticking.

The surrounded survivors in London have learned from the loss of Gatwick, but the Cabal is making their own plans. One results in a devastating blow to the defenders, leaving them scrambling to survive. Now another clock is ticking - will the Cabal strike again before the surrounded Londoners are ready, or can the massacre pictures and sympathetic officers incite a British Army mutiny?