Enter the Death Circus — Holly Lisle

MEET THE LONGVIEW - An Ancient Spaceship Resurrected To Transport Conspiracy

Inhabited by a crew of misfits fleeing nightmare pasts, with a cargo of Condemned slated to die at the hands of the highest bidders, and with a passenger roster made up exclusively of people NOT who they claim to be, The Longview serves the hidden agenda of an eccentric recluse bent on playing puppetmaster to all of Settled Space.

IN EPISODE ONE

Condemned to death for the crime of love, a nameless criminal is purchased by the Death Circus; a crewman's hard-won promotion derails his plans; and, his ally pays a steep price for competence.

Coming in EPISODE TWO: The Selling of Suzee Delight

The reigning courtesan of the pleasure moon of Cheegoth murders the five senior administrators of the Pact Worlds during a private summit; The Longview Death Circus wins the bidding to execute her; and, the owner's representative negotiates with an artist rumored to be dead.