Book excerpt: In the distant future, mankind has finally solved the problems of wealth, poverty and class.... Rem Schlock is a new Exterminator tasked with hunting, finding and eliminating elusive Losers, those of society branded as "failures". During his search, he discovers the rumor of a mysterious "leader" of the Losers. Facing a future darkened by random death, decayed cities and hidden loyalties, Rem hunts this phantom criminal, discovering an underworld he never imagined yet once revealed can never be covered up again. Keywords: science fiction, dystopian, future, police, hard science, politics