The Damnation Day Quartet, of which Games People Play is the second book, is set in a post-apocalyptic world, and follows the lives and loves of some of the "survivors". The central character, Angelus, is known to some as "the Black Crow" or "The Dark Angel" because on his travels, he is often the bearer of bad news - but Angelus has his secrets.... "Games People Play" takes up where "Hell"s Angel" leaves off, and finds Angelus trying to get his life in order following Dante"s "revelation". However, his attempts at domesticity don"t last for long and he"s soon back on the road along with his reluctantly acquired companions. Not unsurprisingly, Angelus is soon in trouble, both political and domestic.....