Moss'd in Space
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Publisher Description
USA Today Bestselling author Rebecca Thorne delights in a brand new cozy science-fiction romance series for fans of Martha Wells.
Torian Razner finally bought a starship, and contrary to Amelia’s assessment, it was not “a meteoric sign of stupidity.” Sure, the alien starship may have been abandoned for a century, and it may be covered in moss now… but it’s Torian’s ticket to freedom, regardless of what her ex… ah, captain… said.
Except Torian’s first flight reveals a surprise passenger: the moss is actually an organic computer with a snarky attitude and serious abandonment issues. The target of its loathing? The immortal alien who built it (and then parked the starship, with Moss inside, and forgot about it). The same alien who just found Torian and accused her of “stealing” the ship.
It’s entirely possible that Amelia was right about this meteoric stupidity.
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A sentient moss and an ill-equipped space ship captain build a motley found family in this stellar cozy sci-fi romance from Thorne (Alchemy and a Cup of Tea). After seven years of saving money, and despite the nay-saying of Amelia, her one-time captain and almost-lover, Torian Razner can finally buy a starship. She plans to use the craft to travel to the only planet inhabitable by humans, pass its rigorous citizenship exam, and move in her older sister, Celise, hoping to end the damage that recycled space station air does to Celise's lungs. The only ship she can afford, though, is the Destitute, a long disused nylarian craft covered with moss. She is shocked when the moss turns out to be a sentient organic computer nursing a grudge against the alien who abandoned it. Moss and Torian quickly bond, but an engine failure causes the auto navigation to take them to the hidden nylarian home world, where they meet the Destitute's last owner, the sole remaining nylarian, who accuses Torian of stealing the ship. It's the first of many snags in Torian's quest for citizenship, leading her and Moss to concoct an ambitious plan B that hinges on the cooperation of both Celise and Amelia. Thorne's arch humor, which shines especially in Moss's spikiness and hyper-literal takes, and striking critique of inequality blend beautifully with moments of tense action and the emotional second-chance romance between Torian and Amelia. It's enchanting.
