Infinity Hold

In 2115 Bando Nicos is a twenty-seven year-old inmate of "The Crotch", the Union of Terran Republics' prison for incorrigibles in Greenville, Mississippi. Like many other prisons, The Crotch is shut down and the entire population deposited on the planet Tartaros, named for the lowest level of hell, the galaxy's dumping ground for the unwanted. Soon after they are abandoned in the sandy desert of Tartaros, the seventeen thousand-plus population is reduced to three thousand. The remaining "sharks" decide they must band together if they want to survive, and elect a leader who makes Bando the first police officer of the newly-christened Razai gang. With the help of pre-teen killers, homicidal maniacs, and political dissidents, Bando makes up the brutally simple Law of the Razai as they travel in search of a place of refuge. In between trials and fights for survival against the gangs already in residence, Bando and his compatriots must think about the meaning of justice, and Bando examines his own heart to see if he is worthy of the trust placed in him. This edition contains all three books in the series: INFINITY HOLD, KILL ALL THE LAWYERS, and KEEP THE LAW, and features a lengthy introduction by the author (in which he hints that there may be more Tartaros books in the future).

Finally, I can read the Series. It is the complete and unabridged Infinity Hold trilogy: Infinity Hold, Kill All The Lawyers, and Keep The Law. In a world of terrorists, murderers, and criminally insane, one man rises to become the world's first police officer and the guardian of their most precious possession: The Law. Three full novels, the complete saga from before the landing to Bando Nicos's murder trial. Kill All The Lawyers: First time in book form. Keep The Law: First publication!

It took me a long time before I got around to reading this book, but once I did, I wondered why I hadn't read it earlier! Dumping prisoners on an empty planet is a fairly old Si-Fi concept and has been used many times, but never with the angle Longyear takes on it. Not only is it facinating as a fiction novel in itself, but is also a psycological book that will open your eyes to the modern day prison system and its flaws. Although I have never been very interested, or had many opinions on 'Justice', this book has helped me form some of my opinions on it. I found the book to be very realistic portrayal of the criminal mind/society and I would recomend this book to EVERYONE!!!!! I have already recomended this book to my history and psycology teachers after hearing concepts in their classes that this book could apply to. Please give the book a try. I garenttee that you will be glad you did! I was! :)

I first read this book many years ago and was totally intrigued with the concept of dumping prisoners on a planet to fend for themselves. Their development of law was fascinating to me and keeps coming back whenever our current laws somehow fail. I would love to see this book as a movie.

This is my favorite Longyear book. The premise is interesting with a lot of action, believable characters and a great big dose of uplifting hope for the future of mankind. Well crafted and a book I find I have to reread once a year just for sheer pleasure. This a not so gentle hint that I would like to see another book on the Razai.