Traitor's Code: Freelancer 1

Jane Killick

Jun 2019 · Freelancer Book 1 · Elly Books

About this ebook

When a dying fugitive entrusts Cassy with a forbidden code, she must protect a secret which promises to save humanity – and threatens to get her killed.

Freelance spaceship captain “Cassy” Cassandra investigates the mysteries of a code stolen from the Fertillan royal family while Prince Stephen, the head of its security service, pursues her.

Evading soldiers, fighting pirates and calling in favours, Cassy returns to her home planet of Fertilla where her past and its connection to a dead king wait for her. Realising the key to both lies with Prince Stephen, she closes in on her enemy. But, what begins as a clandestine probe for information, turns to love as she discovers the real man behind the military uniform.

Until Cassy cracks the code and understands she must escape Fertilla to bring salvation to the galaxy. Stephen follows, under orders to stop her, and only the final battle will decide if Cassy and the code survive.

A page-turning space adventure, Traitor’s Code mixes murder and intrigue with the heartache of impossible love in the first, unmissable instalment of the Freelancer trilogy.

Ratings and reviews

Jane Killick is new to me and i have enjoyed this first, for me, story. The main characters are quiet well drawn and are likable and the general world building is interesting. The story is obviously not over but it isn't a cliff hanger and i was aware that this is the first in a trilogy so now I'm off to buy the second book.

Fun read. Space ships, intrigue and a little romance.

A very good read, looking forward to more.

About the author

Jane has been a lifelong science fiction fan which led, after university, into a career of writing for science fiction magazines. Books followed, including a whole handful on the seminal television series Babylon 5 and Red Dwarf.

Now she writes science fiction novels, with the Perceivers series (the first instalment being Mind Secrets) aimed at readers, like her, who love stories about young people with special powers. Her foray into science fiction romance allows her to combine her love of SF with the romance writing she’s done as Lucy Shea.

When she’s not doing that, Jane works for BBC Three Counties Radio where you’ll often hear her reading the news.

Jane lives in a village in Bedfordshire, England with several cuddly elephants because, according to her family, she doesn’t have room for a real one.

To learn more about Jane and her books, visit her at: janekillick.com