- Published: 2013
- Nebula Award for Best Novel, 2014 —
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, 2014 —
"Lieutenant James Shelley commands a high-tech squad of soldiers in a rural district within the African Sahel. They hunt insurgents each night on a harrowing patrol, guided by three simple goals: protect civilians, kill the enemy, and stay alive--because in a for-profit war there can be no cause worth dying for. To keep his soldiers safe, Shelley uses every high-tech asset available to him, but his best weapon is a flawless sense of imminent danger--as if somone or something is whispering warnings in his ear"--Page 4 of cover.