Far from the eyes of the world thrives a nest of evil. Lawrence Aldingford has been condemned to eight years' slave labour for crimes he did not commit. He arrives at a mysterious camp, the Value System, deep in the marshes of eastern England. It turns out to be the living nightmare of a criminally insane mind. No one is ever released. No one has ever escaped. Lawrence is there for life. He has three options: endure hell, commit suicide, or be the first to escape. Very quickly, he vows he'll escape or die trying. The problem is finding a partner; marsh savages take their time killing anyone who breaks out of the Value System. No one has ever escaped. Then Lawrence is approached by another slave called Antonio Pezzini, who was a senior official of the powerful Krossington dynasty. Pezzini shares secrets that could destroy not just the Value System but the whole sovereign caste. But first they have to...

Since the financial Armageddon, it's been guns, gold and lots of slaves. It is 2106. Seventy years have passed since our times collapsed in complete banking disaster. Overpopulation, mass extinctions and climate change are no longer problems. The world is Paradise—for some. Donald Aldingford survives as a London barrister who asks no questions. On a flight to see a client, he is shot down and jailed for trespassing in private airspace. This misfortune kicks his life down a landslide of tumbling consequences that exposes him to the bloody underbelly of 'decent society'. He is appalled by the barbarity of the soldiers of the rich. He is not alone. Revolution is in the air. To begin with, he tries to remain neutral. When events intensify however, he is forced to take sides to save the woman he loves. This wins him the starring role of a rebellion he does not even support. There is no way back to his old life. Now he's a...

Not all that glitters is gold. Sometimes it's a nuclear trap. The most forceful individuals will not be cowed by the Republic of the New Nation. Donald aims to defeat the fanatics of the National Party. Lawrence has sworn to destroy the Value System of Nightminster. Sarah-Kelly is determined to expose the crimes of the glory trusts. All three walk straight into a trap laid by the great sovereign Tom Krossington. After which everyone—including Tom Krossington—has to find new ways of staying alive. Despite their mutual loathing, Donald and Lawrence take the family treasury on a long and dangerous voyage in the hope of gaining asylum with the Church of Nuclear Science. On the way, they discover not all that glitters is gold. Meanwhile, Sarah-Kelly's Atrocity Commission is reaching farther and farther from London. When its influence reaches even the Church of Nuclear Science, Donald and Lawrence are forced into desperate...

The truth of the Value System is too outrageous to believe. Lawrence has won the support of the Shellingfield dynasty to attack the Value System. But first, he has to prove to the world it's as evil as he claims. He must get living evidence. As the first tribune of the Protectorate, Nightminster has tasted power, and it's a taste he likes. He has every intention of getting more of it. His alliance with the Krossington dynasty makes him a formidable force. He's going to purge the Value System and have Bishop Donald Aldingford indicted for the murder of Julius Shellingfield. He'll win the support of the glory trusts by putting Sarah-Kelly Newman on trial for mass-murder. With no enemies left, what can stop him achieving supreme power? Operation Ultimate is the fourth part of the Sovereigns of the Collapse dystopian thriller series.