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The Prisoner is the sixth chapter in the Half-Life: A Place in the West saga, and continues the story of New Franklin – an American enclave with a mysterious cosmic tower at its heart.



With the execution of the Governor at the hands of Major-General Long, New Franklin is poised on the brink of civil war.

Colonel White, Long’s second-in-command, launches a devastating assault on the Opposition base in an attempt to capture the vortigaunt Dreyfus. In response, the leader of the Opposition, Sejal Rajani, lays the groundwork for a counterattack against City Hall. However, she faces unexpected resistance from the head of the power plant, Leonard Banks, who is harbouring a dangerous agenda of his own.

And in a secret prison beneath City Hall, Leyla Poirier meets Long’s captive son, Kurt, and learns the dark truth about her journey to America.



Embark on the next journey in the strange and intriguing world of New Franklin, with 30 all-new pages from Ross Joseph Gardner, Michael Pelletier, Kristian Rossi, Ester Salguero, and Javier Puga.

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Half-Life: A Place in the West is intended for mature audiences, containing occasional scenes of moderate violence, rare episodes of body horror, and minor nudity and sexual content, although this varies from chapter to chapter. The story deals with themes of political oppression, sexual assault, and sexual coercion.