‘Don’t play games with me, Doctor,’ Tyran warned, suddenly deadly
serious.
‘Why not?’ Domecq responded as if this were some whimsical banter.
‘You’re playing games with me.’
‘Yes,’ said Tyran. ‘But this time I’m the one with the guns.’
‘So I noticed.’ Domecq glanced around the room at the armed presence.
‘They do seem to be very much in evidence today.’
Not groundbreaking but quite good. The plot is very tight and there's some very good writing. The worldbuilding is somewhat grim but doesn't feel over the top or completely hopeless. The main flaw with this is probably character, as the fast pace of the story and the somewhat large cast leaves little room for major character moments. That being said, what we do get is quite good.