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Starfire: A Red Peace

By Spencer Ellsworth
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Half-breed human star navigator Jaqi operates on the fringes of human-settled space, hired by whoever needs her skills. When she acquires a mysterious artefact coveted by the Rebellion’s leader, she finds herself targeted by his personal guard. Amid space battles with giant bugs and encounters on cyborg-inhabited planets, Jaqi's courage may determine the fate of an interstellar empire and the remnants of humanity. Starfire: A Red Peace by Spencer Ellsworth delivers a gripping space opera filled with thrilling action and a heroine with remarkable grit.
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This is ideal for fans of classic and contemporary space operas, those who enjoy richly detailed interstellar adventures, strong female protagonists, and speculative sci-fi with intriguing alien species and political intrigue.

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An action-packed space opera in which the oppressed half-Jorian crosses have risen up to supplant humanity.

An action-packed space opera in which the oppressed half-Jorian crosses have risen up to supplant humanity.

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Half-breed human star navigator Jaqi, working the edges of human-settled space on contract to whoever will hire her, stumbles into possession of an artefact that the leader of the Rebellion wants desperately enough to send his personal guard after. An interstellar empire and the fate of the remnant of humanity hang in the balance.

Starfire: A Red Peace by Spencer Ellsworth is a classic space opera, featuring space battles between giant bugs, sun-sized spiders, planets of cyborgs, and a heroine with enough grit to bring down the galaxy's newest warlord.

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Kameron Hurley praises the book as an epic, awe-inspiring blend of classic space opera elements with thought-provoking excitement.

Mary Robinette Kowal highlights the tangible, gritty realism of both the story and its resilient heroine.

Beth Cato calls it a cosy yet innovative space opera debut that flips the role of humankind as invasive aliens, making the pages fly by.

RT Book Reviews appreciates its diverse characters and nuanced motivations, while Wayward Kitsune assures it will satisfy sci-fi cravings.

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ISBN: 9780765395733

Publisher: Tor Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 August 2017

Country: United States

Imprint: Tor Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 133.0mm

Height: 206.0mm

Weight: 169g

Pages: 240

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About the Author

Spencer Ellsworth's short fiction has previously appeared in Lightspeed Magazine, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, and Tor.com. He is the author of the Starfire trilogy, which begins with A Red Peace. He lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and three children, works as a teacher/administrator at a small tribal college on a Native American reservation, and blogs at spencerellsworth.com.

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