In a savage, collapsed America, the only law is the edge of your blade.

Welcome to the nightmare of the 21st century. The Big Mistake has shattered civilization, leaving the continent a radioactive wasteland ruled by wandering gangs, mutant horrors, and the eternal struggle for the last remaining resources: clean water, fuel, and power. This is the world of Fritz Leiber's brutal and visionary masterpiece, The Night of the Long Knives.

Follow the path of a lone "free companion"—a mercenary named AWS—as he navigates this treacherous new order. Armed with his wits and his knives, he is caught in a deadly game of survival between vicious nomad tribes, a fortified government enclave, and the terrifying remnants of what used to be humanity. The lines between hunter and prey are blurred in a land where every day could be your last, and every encounter demands a life-or-death choice.

More than just a pulse-pounding adventure, this novel is a foundational text of the post-apocalyptic genre. Leiber, a grand master of science fiction and fantasy, crafts a story that is as psychologically penetrating as it is action-packed, exploring the depths of human resilience and depravity when all societal bonds are severed.