What if you discovered you'd been sold?



For Mason Guthrie, a sudden arrest, railroad trial, and quick conviction for the 'vandalism' of fixing things around his tenement building come as a shock.



For Rosa Fuentes, it's just more confirmation that, to Earth's rulers, they're nothing but commodities to be bought and sold.



Together—along with Rosa's disturbingly capable AI—they break out and make their way off Earth to start a new, free life.



Unfortunately, the folks they stole a billion credits from along the way would like those back.