Half-Life: A Place in the West - Chapter 5

The Eyes of the People is the fifth 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.



It’s the night of New Franklin’s annual masquerade banquet, and the city’s political rivals vie for dominance amongst a blind and apathetic populace seeking shelter from a wicked blizzard. Governor Moore, aiming to install himself as the city’s leader, plots to assassinate Major General Long at the evening’s end, whilst Long himself prepares to move against Sejal Rajani’s Opposition in an effort to apprehend the vortigaunt Dreyfus.

And on the fringes of the city, away from the lights of the masquerade, Albert Kempinski takes matters into his own hands to find his kidnapped daughter - with disastrous results…



The Eyes of the People features 30 all-new pages with striking artwork from the team that brought you The Pit and A Spy in the House of Long.