Overview
Astra Idari lives in the shadows. It's easier that way. A Stargun Messenger hunting thieves who steal the rare fuel that powers starships faster than light, she's afraid to live as she truly is: a human being. Most only see an android with a failing memory stitched together by her ship's irascible AI. When a job leads her to Gen Emera, the last living star, her humanity is put to the test. Idari discovers a dark secret: starship fuel isn't some trick of physics. It's the blood of the living stars. Idari's work protects a lie: intergalactic civilization is built on genocide. Idari faces a stark choice. Either she turns Emera over to her employers, who control the fuel trade for a huge payday, or invites their wrath to save Emera. The choice should be simple, but the fate of the galaxy depends on Idari's humanity... and whether she can remember it.
Full Product Details
Author: Darby Harn
Publisher: Fair Play Books
Imprint: Fair Play Books
Volume: 1
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.526kg
ISBN: 9781737009764
ISBN 10: 1737009765
Pages: 358
Publication Date: 05 May 2023
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
A breathtakingly imaginative, star-spanning romp that is equal parts swashbuckling galactic adventure and lyrical introspection about love and identity. - Wayne Santos, author of The Chimera Code
"""A breathtakingly imaginative, star-spanning romp that is equal parts swashbuckling galactic adventure and lyrical introspection about love and identity.""- Wayne Santos, author of The Chimera Code ""It'll make you laugh. It'll make you think. And it'll leave you feeling entertained and empowered."" - FanFiAddict ""Stargun Messenger manages to muse on identity, intelligence, purpose, and the nature of humanity, all while crafting a pretty great action tale."" - Joshua Mauthe ""With a vivid, space-sprawling epic style reminiscent of Samuel R. Delany, Harn creates a unique cyclical narrative that brings Idari's destructive habits and yearning for a better life to the surface."" - Brittni Brinn ""An utterly surprising and mesmerizing novel, Stargun Messenger is a complex and fascinating look at A.I. personhood and doing the right thing,"" - Sound & Fury Book Reviews"
"""A breathtakingly imaginative, star-spanning romp that is equal parts swashbuckling galactic adventure and lyrical introspection about love and identity.""- Wayne Santos, author of The Chimera Code ""Stargun Messenger manages to muse on identity, intelligence, purpose, and the nature of humanity, all while crafting a pretty great action tale."" - Joshua Mauthe ""With a vivid, space-sprawling epic style reminiscent of Samuel R. Delany, Harn creates a unique cyclical narrative that brings Idari's destructive habits and yearning for a better life to the surface."" - Brittni Brinn"
Author Information
Darby Harn is the author of Stargun Messenger, a Self Published Science Fiction Contest Quarterfinalist, and Ever The Hero, which Publisher's Weekly called an ""entertaining debut that uses superpowers as a metaphor to delve into class politics in an alternate America."" His fiction appears in Strange Horizons, Interzone, Shimmer, and other venues.
