MATTHEW THOMAS
Terror Firma
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A Voyager paperback original 2001
Copyright © Matthew Thomas 2000
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Source ISBN: 9780007100224
Ebook Edition © FEBRUARY 2016 ISBN: 9780007485413 Version: 2015-12-16
For Lisa and Dan
‘There are two secrets to the successful clandestine management of human affairs. One, never let on all you know.’
Becker, MJ13
Contents
1. All Good Kings Must Come to an End
9. If You Tolerate This Your CD Collection Will Be Next
16. Hypemeister Extraordinaire
25. Terminal Termination Blues
38. The Emperor’s Real Clothes