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The Fuse (Single issues)
Series · 17
books · 2014-2016

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The Fuse #1

2014

"THE RUSSIA SHIFT," Part One Working homicide 22,000 miles up on an orbiting energy platform, in a five-mile-long jury-rigged steel city stuffed with a half million people, with no help from your so-called colleagues back on Earth, is more than tough...it's murder! Cynical, foul-mouthed veteran ANTONY JOHNSTON (UMBRAL, Wasteland, Daredevil) gets partnered with fresh-faced idealist JUSTIN GREENWOOD (Wasteland, Resurrection) for a new crime series with attitude! Murder, mayhem, and mystery-22,000 miles straight up
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#7

The Fuse #7

2014

"GRIDLOCK," Part One 22,000 MILES UP, THERE IS (STILL) NO BACKUP. They call it Gridlocking-maglev-bike races across the Fuse's vast solar arrays. Fast, dangerous, and very illegal. When a gridlocker turns up dead, Klem and Ralph begin their own race to catch a killer! PLUS: Bonus backup strip "TABLOID" starts this issue!
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#8

The Fuse #8

2014

"GRIDLOCK," Part Two Turns out the gridlocker's death was no accident, and Klem for one is shocked, SHOCKED, I tell you, to discover this is a murder case. But it won't stop her going over The Wall, or even down into Smacktown, to find the killer!
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#9

The Fuse #9

2015

"GRIDLOCK," Part Three Feels like Klem and Dietrich can't even interview someone without another two suspects popping up. But what's this case really about? The billion-dollar future of gridlocking? Sibling rivalry? Everybody's favorite motive, drugs? Or could it even be...SOMETHING ELSE ENTIRELY? Boom! Mind blown.
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#10

The Fuse #10

2015

"GRIDLOCK," Part Four What does terrorism look like on a space station? Klem and Ralph are about to find out-and so are you. You lucky readers. "Sets a new standard for the genre."- Comics Alliance
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#11

The Fuse #11

2015

"GRIDLOCK," Part Five And so another body drops. Was it the same killer? Oh, please. Don't you know better by now? It's time to figure out what the hell connects gridlocking, drugs, terrorism, and cellphones once and for all! "Deserves to be on the Hugo ballot." - The Angriest
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#12

The Fuse #12

2015

"GRIDLOCK," CONCLUSION CATHY KUANG'S MURDER - SOLVED! But what will the truth cost Klem and Ralph? It's a dangerous place out there on the solar arrays, as Ralph is about to find out...! "An incredibly exciting read that keeps you guessing."- Book Riot
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#13

The Fuse #13

2015

"PERIHELION," Part One. 24 hours and a day of chaos for the MCPD! "Perihelion," the day when the Fuse space station is closest to the Sun, has arrived. All leave is cancelled. All shifts are combined. All hell breaks loose!
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#14

The Fuse #14

2015

"PERIHELION," Part Two The Fuse's annual day of chaos continues! Murder, riots, theft, politics, terrorism-and a break in the "haircut killer" case for Klem and Ralph! "Terrifically thought-through SF, in collision with a Scandinavian noir police drama."- Alan Moore
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#15

The Fuse #15

2015

The Fuse's annual day of chaos continues! Terror strikes at the hospital, strangeness abounds at the hydroponics...and a good old- fashioned murder turns up at the Sungazing rally!
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#17

The Fuse #17

2016

"PERIHELION" Part Five Klem gets stealthy, Ralph gets decompressed, and some perps are gonna die. That's what happens when you let guns onto a space station...
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#18

The Fuse #18

2016

END OF STORY ARC "PERIHELION," Conclusion Midnight approaches, and the Day of Chaos is almost over. But before the chimes ring out, there's the small matter of two murders still to solve...!
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#19

The Fuse #19

2016

"CONSTANT ORBITAL REVOLUTIONS," Part One Ralph's mystery solved—at last?! Retirement beckons for Midway's oldest, crankiest Homicide detective! Before Klem can hang up her space boots, there's one final case to solve—and this one will hit closer to home for her secretive young partner Ralph than he'd like...
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#20

The Fuse #20

2016

“CONSTANT ORBITAL REVOLUTIONS,” Part Two. Murder leads to terrorism, terrorism leads to hacking, hacking leads to, uh, terrorism again! And someone called “Viking”! And boy, this “Viking” person sure does look familiar...
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#22

The Fuse #22

2016

“CONSTANT ORBITAL REVOLUTIONS,” Part Four Betrayal in the MCPD! Who's in cuffs this time? Why are Klem and Bianca jumping in and out of molecule scanners? What are the terrorists REALLY planning? Like we're going to tell you in the solicit!
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#23

The Fuse #23

2016

"CONSTANT ORBITAL REVOLUTIONS," Part Five. Time for all the secrets to come out! Ralph comes clean, Klem uncovers the truth, and an old friend lends a hand... just in time for a terrorist attack to begin!
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#24

The Fuse #24

2016

END OF STORY ARC “CONSTANT ORBITAL REVOLUTIONS,” Conclusion The FLF terrorists are determined to have their day! Klem and Ralph are both caught in the crossfire, but in very diff erent ways. As retirement beckons to Klem, is this the end of the line for the MCPD’s finest?

Author

Antony Johnston
Antony Johnston
Author · 60 books

** Sign up for Antony's newsletter at http://ajwriter.substack.com ** Antony Johnston is one of the most versatile writers of the modern era. The Charlize Theron movie Atomic Blonde was based on his graphic novel. His murder mystery series The Dog Sitter Detective won the Barker Book Award. The Brigitte Sharp spy thrillers are in development for TV. And his productivity guide The Organised Writer has helped authors all over the world take control of their workload. Antony is a celebrated videogames writer, with genre-defining titles including Dead Space, Shadow of Mordor, and Resident Evil Village to his credit. His work on Silent Hill Ascension made him the only writer in the world to have contributed to all of gaming’s ‘big three’ horror franchises. His immense body of work also includes Marvel superheroes such as Daredevil and Shang-Chi, the Alex Rider graphic novels, the post-apocalypse epic Wasteland, and more. He wrote and directed the film Crossover Point, made entirely in quarantine during the coronavirus pandemic. An experienced podcaster and public speaker, he also frequently writes articles on the life of an author, and is a prolific musician. Antony is a former vice chair of the Crime Writers’ Association, a member of International Thriller Writers and the Society of Authors, a Shore Scripts screenwriting judge, and sits on the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain’s videogames committee. He lives and works in England.

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