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Learn moreFrom acclaimed short-fiction star Suzanne Palmer comes an action-packed sci-fi caper that launches a high-stakes space adventure trilogy.
Fergus Ferguson, repo-man, has one job: find the spacecraft Venetia’s Sword and steal it back from Arum Gilger, ex-nobleman turned power-hungry trade boss. Finding Gilger in the farthest corner of human-inhabited space, a gas-giant harvesting colony called Cernee, was easy. The hard part will be getting past a field of space mines, hacking into the Sword’s compromised AI, and fighting a crew of hostile enemies to take control of the ship.
But when a cable car explosion launches Cernee into a civil war, Fergus finds himself caught in the crosshairs. Repossessing the Sword requires him to side with Gilger’s enemies, risk death, and get abducted by aliens. Fergus must learn to set aside his pride—and confront a past he’s been running from his whole life—in order to take back the Sword and simultaneously save Cernee from destruction.
Suzanne Palmer is an award-winning and acclaimed writer of science fiction. In 2018, she won a Hugo Award for Best Novelette for “The Secret Life of Bots.” Her short fiction has won readers’ awards for Asimov’s, Analog, and Interzone magazines, and has been included in the Locus Recommended Reading List. Her work has also been featured in numerous anthologies, and she has twice been a finalist for the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award and once for the Eugie Foster Memorial Award.
Palmer has a Fine Arts degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, where as a student she was president and head librarian of the UMass Science Fiction Society. She currently lives in western Massachusetts and is a Linux and database system administrator at Smith College. You can find her online at Zanzjan.net and on Twitter at @zanzjan.
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Joe Hempel, a total eighties' kid, had a fascination with an eclectic array of shows that would later shape his performances in the audiobook world-shows like Alf, Night Court, Tales from the Crypt, and WWF Superstars. For over a decade Joe honed his acting skills as a referee in professional wrestling and inspired people as a NASM certified personal trainer and endurance coach. Combined with his animated personality and a love for reading, becoming an audiobook narrator was a natural step. Best known for his captivating, rich narrations and uncanny ability for pulling listeners into an immersive experience, Joe has entertained listeners with over 100 audiobooks ranging from horror and mystery to science fiction, romance, and personal development. Joe still lives in Cincinnati with his son Zach, and enjoys running marathons and bringing words on a page to life. Joe is also the winner of the 2018 ABR Listeners Choice Award for Horror.
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“[A] fun, little jaunt into a believable backwater with lots of intrigue, fun, and unsettling reminders of how fragile we all can be.”
“Ridiculously fun…A fast-paced, hugely enjoyable sci-fi adventure…Palmer keeps the story moving along at a clip, peppering Fergus’ misadventures with plenty of political intrigue, alien interference, religious fanaticism, and mysterious motivations…[with] a satisfying payoff.”
“A pulp-style space opera debut complete with aliens, stinging space roaches, and lethal spores that ramp up the dread and increase the hurdles for the heroes.”
“Palmer makes short-distance space travel feel as comfortable as riding a bicycle and concludes this entertaining caper with a clever resolution and a hint of intrigue.”
“An adrenaline-packed, heist-filled ride…a story that pays homage to the rogue archetype so common to space operas without feeling like a stale copycat…[with] frenetic fight scenes, daring escapes, and tense intrigues.”
Gilger and Fergus are compelling characters for different reasons, and readers will enjoy watching them face off. The retrieval of the ship by Fergus is also highly entertaining. But ultimately, it is the lovable Fergus that will push readers to just keep reading.”
“A breakneck-paced and action-packed science-fiction adventure featuring an endearing con artist…Ferguson is a brilliantly developed, multifaceted antihero—deeply flawed yet effortlessly identifiable…This is an undeniably fun read…A nonstop SF thrill ride until the very last page.”
“Wicked, fast-paced, and fun. This is a total romp, and I loved it.”
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