Gravity Kills

Quantum Mortis #2

by Steve Rzasa

The independent planet of Rhysalan provides Sanctuary to 1,462 governments-in-exile. It is the responsibility of the Xenocriminology and Alien Relations department of the Military Crimes Investigation Division to keep a firm leash on the hundreds of thousands of xenos residing on-planet. Assassinations, revolutions, civil wars, and attempted planetary genocides are all in a day's work for warrant officer Graven Tower, MCID-XAR.

When an alien ambassador is found dead in orbit while returning to his home planet accompanied by a company of mercenaries from Wardogs Incorporated, suspicions are naturally aroused. But uncovering the truth isn't deemed to be in the interest of the planetary administration, which would just as soon pretend the ambassador's death was an accident. And when Graven Tower arrives at the scene of the crime, another question is soon raised: are MCID's dynamic investigations truly compatible with thinly armored spaceship hulls?

QUANTUM MORTIS is the new action-packed Mil-SF mystery series from Vox Day, author of the epic fantasy series The Arts of Dark and Light. Written with Steve Rzasa, author of The Word Reclaimed, QUANTUM MORTIS Gravity Kills is a novella in the the fast-paced series featuring Graven Tower, MCID.

Print Length: 50 pages

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction

50 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 28, 2013

About the author

Steve Rzasa was born and raised in South Jersey, and fell in love with books—especially science fiction novels and historical volumes—at an early age. He earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism from Boston University’s College of Communications in 2000, and then spent seven years as a reporter and assistant editor at weekly newspapers in Maine. Steve moved to Wyoming in 2007 to become the editor of a weekly newspaper there, and now works at the local library. He and his wife Carrie have two boys and live in Buffalo, Wyoming.

Reviews

[Carbonel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fast-paced and engaging SF proceedural

The hard-bitten detective story gets a science-fictional spin.. MCID Towers police's crimes committed by expats - human and alien - on the sanctuary world of Rysalynn. His snappy partner is a lady Artificial Intelligence. The plot moves quickly with a decent puzzle and the characters are interesting people you'll enjoy. Although the futuristic setting isn't particularly novel, it's well-realized. Recommended.

[Aeoli Pera · Rating 4 out of 5]

There should be more detective stories in space.

[Frederick Hammill · Rating 1 out of 5]

Awful writing style.

[Adam · Rating 3 out of 5]

A genuinely decent sci-fi with an intriguing plot and developed characters. A shame there aren't more in this series.

[Bill · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another (shorter) scifi mystery featuring Graven Tower, MCID.