title: The Rebellion's Last Traitor (Memory Thief)
author:  Nik Korpon 
description: "<i>The Rebellion's Last Traitor</i> is a mesmerizing mix of post-apocalyptic F/SF, war/adventure, criminals dealing in memories, and black-as-hell noir. It's full of attitude and atmosphere, and I couldn't put it down."<br>&mdash;<b>Paul Tremblay</b>, author of <i>A Head Full of Ghosts</i> and <i>Disappearance at Devil's Rock</i><br><br>&ldquo;<i>The Rebellion&rsquo;s Last Traitor</i>&#160;is an explosive tale of betrayal and revenge in which allegiances prove as dangerous and unreliable as the memories the citizens of Eitan City buy and sell. Korpon crosses genre lines with ease, and imbues this post-apocalyptic tale with the rhythm and immediacy of crime fiction.&rdquo;<br><b>&ndash; Chris Holm</b>, Anthony Award-winning author of&#160;<i>Red Right Hand</i>&#160;and&#160;<i>The Killing Kind<br></i><br>&ldquo;Soldiers and memory. Memory thieves. What you can and can&rsquo;t recall, what you wish could forget, what you wish you had back. Nik Korpon takes you there and back, in writing as fine as I&rsquo;ve seen and with a story you&rsquo;ll remember.&rdquo;<br>&mdash;&#160;<b>Stephen Graham Jones</b>, author of&#160;<i>Mongrels</i><br><br>&ldquo;<i>The Rebellion&rsquo;s Last Traitor</i>&#160;is a delicious dark delight of sci-fi noir, with an atmosphere that virtually drips from every page and an ingenious story that will hook you from the very start.&rdquo;<br>&mdash;&#160;<b>Adam Christopher</b>, author of&#160;<i>Made to Kill</i><br><br>&ldquo;Dark but compelling, with a plot that pulls you into turning page after page needing to know what happens next.&rdquo;<br><b>&ndash;&#160;Jena Brown Writes<br></b><br>&ldquo;A sharp and clever novel that manages to discuss difficult themes without ever being sneaky about it.&rdquo;<br><b>&ndash;&#160;Dead End Follies<br></b><br>&ldquo;A layered, smart novel that has something in it for just about any reader. 10/10&rdquo;<br><b>&ndash;&#160;Pen Boys Review<br></b><br>&ldquo;Korpon&rsquo;s take on speculative fiction is unique.&rdquo;<br><b>&ndash;&#160;Crimespree Magazine<br></b><br>&ldquo;&lsquo;Reach off the page and grab you&rsquo; characters and brutally intricate world building&hellip; a well paced, challenging read.&rdquo;<br><b>&ndash;&#160;SFF World<br></b><br>&ldquo;A fun and interesting take on the aftermath of a rebellion and what might cause a new one to rise up.&rdquo;<br><b>&ndash;&#160;The Bibliotaph<br></b><br>PRAISE FOR NIK KORPON<br><br>&ldquo;<i>Stay God, Sweet Angel&#160;</i>is what happens when a story breaks loose from its moorings, burrows into the reader&rsquo;s psyche, and lives there, throbbing like the delirious ghost of William S. Burroughs.&rdquo;<br>&ndash;<b>&#160;Rayo Casablanca</b>, author of&#160;<i>6 Sick Hipsters&#160;</i>and&#160;<i>Very Mercenary</i><br><br>&ldquo;The pop culture apocalypse is now, and Nik Korpon is one of its darkest new voices.&rdquo;<i><br>&ndash;&#160;<b>Anthony Neil Smith</b>, author of&#160;Hogdoggin&rsquo;&#160;</i>and&#160;<i>All the Young Warriors</i><br><i>&#160;</i>
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  ### Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Prologue](part0002.html#1T140-1bd82d3da70a4f5f9971527717b230a2)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  1\. [Worst Thief Ever](part0003.html#2RHM0-1bd82d3da70a4f5f9971527717b230a2)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  2\. [May You Be Forever
  Remembered](part0004.html#3Q280-1bd82d3da70a4f5f9971527717b230a2)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  3\. [Floating in
  Nothingness](part0005.html#4OIQ0-1bd82d3da70a4f5f9971527717b230a2)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  4\. [Death to the Bunny](part0006.html#5N3C0-1bd82d3da70a4f5f9971527717b230a2)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  5\. [Cursed Bow,
  Anyone?](part0007.html#6LJU0-1bd82d3da70a4f5f9971527717b230a2)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  6\. [Purple Haze](part0008.html#7K4G0-1bd82d3da70a4f5f9971527717b230a2)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  7\. [Outcast](part0009.html#8IL20-1bd82d3da70a4f5f9971527717b230a2)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  8\. [Magic Mushrooms](part0010.html#9H5K0-1bd82d3da70a4f5f9971527717b230a2)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  9\. [Never Say Never](part0011.html#AFM60-1bd82d3da70a4f5f9971527717b230a2)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  10\. [Oozing
  Charm](part0012_split_000.html#BE