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Motherload
A remote corner of a bleak system...
A broken-down gunboat, stuck in space...
An incompetent captain and a misfit crew...
A pirate ship, a silent target, and a whole bunch of secrets...
So how's YOUR day going?
There have to be easier ways to make a living -- easier than dying slowly in an obsolete boat, as its power drains out and life support fails. Forget the job; forget the pirate problem: there's only time for a desperate jury-rig and maybe a little hand-wringing!
And anyway...what are the odds of running into trouble way out there?
Set in a distant future among the stars, this series introduces us to Ejoq Dosantos, professional gunner for corporate and privately-owned armed merchant ships. Pirates, venal business interests, and interstellar intrigue abound, but sometimes it seems like Ejoq (who might have a slight authority issue) is his own worst enemy!
This novel is the first story in the Stardrifter series.
25,000 words (give-or-take).
A broken-down gunboat, stuck in space...
An incompetent captain and a misfit crew...
A pirate ship, a silent target, and a whole bunch of secrets...
So how's YOUR day going?
There have to be easier ways to make a living -- easier than dying slowly in an obsolete boat, as its power drains out and life support fails. Forget the job; forget the pirate problem: there's only time for a desperate jury-rig and maybe a little hand-wringing!
And anyway...what are the odds of running into trouble way out there?
Set in a distant future among the stars, this series introduces us to Ejoq Dosantos, professional gunner for corporate and privately-owned armed merchant ships. Pirates, venal business interests, and interstellar intrigue abound, but sometimes it seems like Ejoq (who might have a slight authority issue) is his own worst enemy!
This novel is the first story in the Stardrifter series.
25,000 words (give-or-take).
- GenresScience Fiction
129 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 12, 2012
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August 3, 2020
Fast paced, short space opera about a 4 person crew on an old ship whose mission is to protect transports from space pirates. There's a bit of science, a bit of humor and lots of action. Looking forward to the sequel, Street Candles.
April 13, 2024
Motherload: a Stardrifter novel. Space opera. Libby library book. Read Kindle book using Alexa audio asset.
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