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The World's Deadliest Assassin blasts into a new era in DEATHSTROKE VOL. 1: THE PROFESSIONAL, as part of DC Rebirth! With a thousand enemies and a thousand kills, Slade Wilson, a.k.a. Deathstroke, is the world's greatest assassin. His genetically enhanced strength, reflexes, healing and intellect - plus his ruthless dedication to his work - have made him one of the most feared people on the planet. But even Deathstroke has vulnerabilities - and someone in his inner circle is beginning to exploit them. When an assignment in a war-torn African country leads him to an old teammate, Deathstroke discovers that his own daughter, Rose - a.k.a. the Ravager - has a price on her head. In order to save her life, he'll have to break his professional code, betray his most trusted allies, cross his most powerful enemy and defeat his own unshakeable addiction to violence.
About the Author
Christopher Priest was born in Cheshire, England. He began writing soon after leaving school and has been a full-time freelance writer since 1968. He has published eleven novels, four short story collections and a number of other books, including critical works, biographies, novelizations and children's non-fiction. He has written drama for radio (BBC Radio 4) and television (Thames TV and HTV) . In 2006, The Prestige was made into a major production by Newmarket Films. Directed by Christopher Nolan, The Prestige went straight to No. 1 US box office. It received two Academy Award nominations. Other novels, including Fugue For a Darkening Island and The Glamour, are currently in preparation for filming. He is Vice-President of the H. G. Wells Society. In 2007, an exhibition of installation art based on his novel The Affirmation was mounted in London. As a journalist he has written features and reviews for The Times, the Guardian, the Independent, the New Statesman, the Scotsman, and many different magazines.
