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Embers of War

(2018)
(The first book in the Embers of War series)
A novel by

 
 
Awards
2019 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee)
2018 BSFA Award for Best Novel

From BSFA Award winning author Gareth L. Powell comes the first in a new epic sci-fi trilogy exploring the legacies of war.
The sentient warship Trouble Dog was built for violence, yet following a brutal war, she is disgusted by her role in a genocide. Stripped of her weaponry and seeking to atone, she joins the House of Reclamation, an organisation dedicated to rescuing ships in distress. When a civilian ship goes missing in a disputed system, Trouble Dog and her new crew of loners, captained by Sal Konstanz, are sent on a rescue mission.
Meanwhile, light years away, intelligence officer Ashton Childe is tasked with locating the poet, Ona Sudak, who was aboard the missing spaceship. What Childe doesn't know is that Sudak is not the person she appears to be. A straightforward rescue turns into something far more dangerous, as Trouble Dog, Konstanz and Childe find themselves at the centre of a conflict that could engulf the entire galaxy. If she is to save her crew, Trouble Dog is going to have to remember how to fight...

Genre: Science Fiction

Praise for this book

"Powell's writing is fast-paced and fun and full of adventure. He's on my must-read list." - Ann Leckie

"Fast, exhilarating space opera, imaginative and full of life." - Adrian Tchaikovsky


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