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Hounds of Gaiaby Sean M. TirmanFoxhound doesn’t care about the gaps in her memory. She’s content to rocket around the farthest reaches of the solar system, earning a steady paycheck hunting down ne’er-do-wells and enjoying freedom most folks in The Reach can’t dream of. So when she receives an urgent prisoner transfer request from a cult starship, she accepts the gig. Upon discovering that the suspect in custody is an orphan girl—one that could pass for her much younger doppelgänger—she decides it’s time to get some answers. During the job, a group of violent prisoners aboard Foxhound’s starship breaks free. The Contractor teams up with her mechanized AI assistant and two of the cult’s wayward members to stop the barbaric escapees and elude the grasp of the cult’s radicalized leader. When that’s done, she can focus on the mysterious, dangerous girl—but will she even want to know the truth? $0.99 |
