Bad Blood Part 2

Be sure to read Harry Watt Bounty Hunter first.

HARRY'S manic journey across the solar system continues…

Mars, 2150 AD.

With the alien sightings settled, and the miners and techs calling off their strike, life in Mars Central is pretty much back to normal. That said, Harry's mountain of troubles have transformed into a range of lofty peaks, each presenting their own unique obstacles. But our hero struggles on, as only a die-hard bounty hunter/sheriff and all round good guy (mostly) can do. At least he has his best girls by his side, Jade, the telepathic Swedish goddess, who's pregnant with Harry's twins, and his daughter Grace who can't wait to play the older sister. Yep. Life could be worse. Oh, wait. It is.

There is still the small matter of Judge Headlock's invasion force on its way, hell-bent on taking away everything the colonists have worked and died for. With only a fledgling defence force to protect them, the odds of repelling the impending marauders look pretty slim. And being shunned by the rest of the solar system doesn't help the situation either.

But fear not, good people of Mars Central, for help is at hand. Major Tom Hartman and his crew, in their sleek, state-of-the-art space-cruiser, are coming to the rescue of the beleaguered colony. Trouble is, Hartman is that one guy from Jade's past that she'd rather not talk about.

Reunions with old friends, philosophical Martians, buck-nights, weddings, jealous suiters, and an over-friendly canine all add spice and intrigue to those lofty peaks, and are seemingly par for the course for Harry these days.

Conflicted, confused and complicated as never before, and with Mars Central's future hanging in the balance, to say nothing of a free solar system and the fate of the human race, Harry must put aside his differences if the colony is to have any hope of victory.