Cargo

Aerdh

by B.R. Sanders

Roake attracts bad luck like half-buried coins attract magpies. Roake is as clever and hard to kill as a weasel. Whenever his bad luck gets the better of him--whether it's when his father sells him to the army or when the pirates capture him as a ship slave--Roake finds a way to survive the situation. Sometimes, that means running. Sometimes, that means staying put and playing the odds. Always it means taking a calculated risk. In CARGO, Roake tells his own story. Roake tells us what he's done and what's been done to him to make sense of his life. Like every young man, he wants his choices to matter. He wants his friendships to endure. He wants to leave a mark. Telling his own story is how Roake does it.

142 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2015

About the author

B R Sanders is a white, genderqueer writer who lives and works in Denver, CO, with their family and two cats. Outside of writing, B has worked as a research psychologist, a labor organizer and a K-12 public education data specialist.

Other names I've published under (the whole B R thing gets tricky--sometimes periods get added, sometimes not, etc):
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Reviews

[Mel · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Destiny holds no reason, no fairness," said the monk. "Destiny simply is."

Jeeez. The narration is fantastic. But this is not a happy tale.

Novella set in the same universe as Ariah with a completely independent cast of characters and plot.



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Genre: High fantasy
Tags: slaves, pirates
Content warnings: violence, slavery
Rating: 4 stars

For an Introduction of the Aerdhverse and an Interview with B R Sanders have a look at this post on Just Love Romance...