Hugo Award-nominated author Stina Leicht has created a "thoroughly enjoyable"(NPR) take on space opera for fans of The Mandalorian and Cowboy Bebop in this high-stakes adventure.Persephone Station,a seemingly backwater planet that has been largely ignored by the United Republic of Worlds,becomes the focus for the Serrao-Orlov Corporation as the planet has a few secrets the corporation tenaciously wants to exploit. Rosie-owner of Monk's Bar,in the corporate town of West Brynner,caters to wannabe criminals and rich Earther tourists,of a sort,at the front bar. However,exactly two types of people drank at Monk's bar: members of a rather exclusive criminal class and those who sought to employ them. Angel-ex-marine and head of a semi-organized band of beneficent criminals,wayward assassins,and washed-up mercenaries with a penchant for doing the honorable thing is asked to perform a job for Rosie. What this job reveals will affect Persephone and put Angel and her squad up against an army. Despite the odds,they are rearing for a fight with the Serrao-Orlove Corporation. For Angel,she knows that once honor is lost,there is no regaining it. That doesn't mean she can't damned well try.
MEDIA REVIEWS
Publisher: Simon & SchusterISBN: 9781534414594Number of pages: 512Weight: 533 gDimensions: 229 x 152 x 30 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
"This is a military sci-fi up there with Joe Haldeman or Iain M Banks with excellent world building and a Le Guin/Anne Leckie scalpel for interrogating old tropes. The vibe isCasablancameetsThe Magnificent SevenmeetsThe Mandalorianand if that doesn't intrigue you you may want to check your pulse."-Adrian McKinty,New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Chain"This enjoyable and thrilling read features excellent worldbuilding and lively characterizations. The engaging crew and well-drawn plot will have readers hoping this will become a series.""In this earnest space opera,an ensemble of badass women and nonbinary and queer characters fight corporate overlords on the semilawless planet Persephone... (Rosie's) gender-fluid nonbinariness is just one part of a delightfully complex,genuine,and amoral character who could make this novel worth your time."
Kommentar