Bonus Story: JumpjackerNo sign of Simms in this short story, but Jumpjacker is another tale of jump nodes, brain plugins and high-tech crime.
Newer Delhi Central Station, 14:02 India Standard Time
Ronan Mistry half-stepped, half-fell from the jump gate at Newer Delhi Central. His stomach lurched like someone had spent the last minute whirling him around blindfolded. A heavy pain thrummed through his head. He hated the damn jump networks. The headache was a new thing but the gates always made him nauseous. He was old enough to remember the days when aeroplanes still flew in the sky. It took hours to get anywhere – which always amused young people – but at least your body wasn't smashed to a stream of bits and reassembled each time you wanted to travel.
He'd promised himself before, but t
