Lightwave: Clocker
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4.3 • 4 Ratings
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
If you loved the adventure of Star Wars and the bold, idea-driven storytelling of Star Trek, welcome aboard Lightwave Fold Transport.
Saree has a secret. A talent so rare that trillions depend on it.
If anyone discovered the truth, they'd sell her out in a heartbeat—the reward is simply too much to resist.
She's been careful. But careful isn't enough anymore. Rumors are spreading, and a bounty hunter is closing in. With nowhere left to run, Saree boards Lightwave Fold Transport just as the trap snaps shut.
She's safe now.
Or so she thinks.
Because Lightwave's crew weren't always honest traders. They were mercenaries—the very mercenaries who destroyed her childhood home and left her an orphan. She barely escaped.
Now she's trapped aboard their ship.
Will they recognize the frightened girl they hunted years ago? And if they learn who she truly is… will there be anywhere left in the galaxy to hide?
Perfect for fans of classic space opera, Lightwave: Clocker delivers the wonder, danger, and heart of golden-age science fiction. Discover Saree's secret today.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
An eccentric cast takes precedence over intergalactic action in the space opera mystery that opens the Folding Space series. As the only human capable of "clocking," the ability to fold space to allow for travel between galaxies, Saree Ia'asan is being pursued by a bounty hunter from the Familia mafia. To escape, she hops a Lightwave Fold Transport and poses as a Centauri University student. When the crew's chef is poisoned, it quickly becomes clear that Saree is not the only one on board with a secret. The suspects in this locked-room mystery in space include perfume trader Al-Kindi; snobbish aristocrat Lady Vulten; opera singer Borgia; and a pair of elite body guards whose genes are spliced with turtle DNA. Saree attempts to unveil the murderer, maintain her cover, and figure out who she can trust in a twisting plot that leaves a few too many loose ends. Though the worldbuilding is impressive, the futuristic technology remains frustratingly vague. Sci-fi fans will be gratified by the appealing alien characters and plethora of pop-culture references, but disappointed by dropped narrative threads and intrusive exposition. (Self-published.)
