The Widowmaker Reborn

Jefferson Nighthawk, once the galaxy's most feared killer, is cloned again and given a new mission. This time he is not only armed with the Widowmaker's killing skills, but also with his lifetime of knowledge. Nighthawk's new mission involves the rescue of a corrupt politician's daughter, and the assassination of the rebel leader who holds her captive. But the daughter puts a wrinkle in the plan when she offers her father's fortune if Nighthawk kills her father instead. While the odds are overwhelming, the price may be right. Praise for Mike Resnick: "Resnick writes with skill and authority...[and] a sense of solidity and reality extraordinary in...science fiction". "--Washington Post" "Resnick's tales are ironic, inventive, and very readable". "--Publishers Weekly" "[The author] makes SF fun, without ever forgetting...the genuine point of his stories". "--Analog"