Asher and Suny are small-time thieves who scrape a living on the Dry Deck, who may just have the opportunity to buy their way out of their lowly place in the universe with their next job.

These Lies End In Death #1 only hints at the wider universe beyond the story, and it’s so laser focused on Asher and Suny themselves that there’s little sense of the big world outside of their story. However, it’s part of (and a prequel to) The Old Universe novels, which are, as I understand it, a much more detailed exploration of the gritty and lived in sci-fi universe.

It may be helpful to already be familiar with The Old Universe, though it may be the case that important details are revealed as These Lies End In Death continues. As it is, it does feel as if we’re barely introduced to our main characters and their status quo before the issue ends here.

It’s well written, and the characters aren’t simply black-and-white in terms of what they’re prepared to do to survive. The artwork does a good job with the characters, but I didn’t get the feel of the world they inhabit being particularly grimy or well-used, which I think was supposed to come across.

If you’re familiar with The Old Universe novels, or if you’re looking for the beginning of a much bigger and more sprawling saga to sink your teeth into, These Lies End In Death #1 is likely to be a pretty satisfying read.

You can buy These Lies End In Death #1 from Amazon.

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