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Alone. Afraid. Fighting to survive.
A collision with space debris has left a gigantic hole in Inez Stanton's ship, nearly crippling it. Inez is a cargoist, that rare breed of adventurer who takes to deep space solo, ferrying valuable cargo for the Tenth Great and Glorious Browns Company. Now she's in a race against her own rig's spaceworthiness, and that might not be the worst part.
The totalitarian Free Earth, led by the populist Brother Lin, has also lost a ship on this lane, and is intent on finding out why. The Company wants their cargo delivered and can make Inez's life very difficult if she doesn't succeed. With the nearest waystation three days away, death in the cold vacuum of space is a distinct possibility as well.
The clock is ticking for her to deliver her cargo. But will she want to when she finds out what she's actually carrying?
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JS Carter Gilson lives in Nashua, NH with his wife, two cats and two guinea pigs. He is the author of THE LONELINESS OF THE DEEP SPACE CARGOIST (first of the Cargoist series), and FIENDS OF THE HUB, his first novel. You can find him on social media where he would love to know if you liked his books.
