Overview
The aliens called her Kièrshia. Toxin. Captain Jani Kilian's life should have ended in front of a firing squad. Instead, she evaded battlefield justice by dying in a transport crash. End of story, according to official Commonwealth Service records. But doctors repaired her in secret, using the most advanced Service Medical technologies available, or so they assured her. In the last days of the idomeni civil war, she escaped their homeworld of Shèrá, and spent the next 18 years on the run. But someone like Jani leaves a trail no matter how hard they try to hide it, and she soon learns the Service hunt for her never ended. When Interior Minister Evan van Reuter, her former lover, tracks her down and begs her help in finding his wife's killer, she has no choice but to agree. The search takes her to the Commonwealth capital of Chicago, a hotbed of political intrigue as dangerous as any warzone. As the danger mounts, so do Jani's struggles. Her rebuilt body is breaking down, and memories long suppressed are flooding back. Of one horrible night 18 years ago, and the gut-wrenching decision that changed her life forever.
Full Product Details
Author: Kristine Smith
Publisher: Glass Green LLC
Imprint: Glass Green LLC
Volume: 1
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.531kg
ISBN: 9781960369024
ISBN 10: 1960369024
Pages: 398
Publication Date: 14 February 2026
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
""Smith's tightly plotted SF thriller debut is an ace-sure to appeal to readers who appreciate well-drawn characters and sophisticated milieus...Smith balances a taut mystery with vivid characters and a complex, ever-evolving plot-a feat more experienced authors don't always achieve."" -Publisher's Weekly, Nov. 8, 1999 ""I've seldom come across a novel more complex, with so much depth and so much to offer. CODE OF CONDUCT is a must-read."" - Barnes and Noble's EXPLORATIONS newsletter ""Impressive and entertaining . . . perilously fascinating."" -Locus ""Code of Conduct is good science fiction, good suspense, and an all-around good read."" -SF Site
Author Information
Kristine Smith is the author of the Jani Kilian series and other science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories under her own name. As Alex Gordon, she has written the supernatural thrillers Gideon and Jericho. Her fiction has been nominated for the Locus Award for First Novel, Philip K. Dick Memorial Award and the IAFA William L. Crawford Fantasy Award, and she was the 2001 winner of the Astounding Award (formerly known as the John W. Campbell Award) for Best New Writer. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, she spent 26 years working in pharmaceutical product R&D. She was born in the Northeast, grew up in the South, and currently lives in the Midwest
