You know how it goes - major asteroid-related mishap, all of humanity promptly pisses off, and departs for better places. Except - and there you have it - something goes wrong. A malfunction, and the fleet's all over the place. About half of it goes right, to a planet known as Essen. They're granola-munchers. The other half goes left, to Zwarn. That bunch doesn't get as much tree-hugging into their schedule.

Flash forward a couple dozen centuries, and Zwarn is a lovely little place teeming with mobsters and petty crooks. Three major families own most of the landmass - the Millens, the Spinozas, the Ivankovs. Scattered elsewhere are the independents - called as such because they let anyone make a profit on their land.

Hooligan Tuesday, former Spinoza badass, decides to go at it on her own.

It turns out to be almost more trouble than it's worth.

Not human lice or young children, oh no: the title 'Little Strangers' is merely the plural of the phrase 'little stranger', which hails from the song 'Gimme Danger' by Iggy Pop & The Stooges.

Len is convinced this is the greatest rock song ever performed. People have died at her hands for disputing less.

This is quite possibly why she is such a hit at parties.