Rada Ni Drako soars to a new height - a moment of carelessness brings her crashing down. Rada Ni Drako and her business partner Zabet survive a King-Emperor's anger, a contract that leads to plague and discovery, and motherhood. But when inattention, famine, and a conspiracy from Earth's future combine against her, Rada proves once again that there's nothing so deadly as a cornered cat. Especially one who already lost her soul. For mature readers. A Cat Among Dragons short story collection, including the novella, and "Famine, Fortune, and Justice. and " 92,000 words.