Heretics
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Publisher Description
Without Earth, Nel has nowhere to run.
Hot-tempered Dr. Nel Bently is not cut out to save the world. After her last project ended in fire and death, Nel must put aside her distrust of just about everyone and embark on a lo-fi search for a deadly radio transmission.
Earth's survivors are torn between the austere superpower of IDH and the high-tech grassroots Los Pobledores. At every turn more allies go missing and Nel questions where everyone's true loyalties lie--and on which side Lin will fall when a line is finally drawn.
They need experts. They need firepower. But it looks like the only thing standing between Earth and devastation is Nel: archaeologist, asshole, and functioning alcoholic with anger issues.
THE X-FILES meets LARA CROFT in this snarky sci-fi about where we came from, and where we're going.
Heretics is the fourth of six books in the Stars' Edge: Nel Bently Books.
This series contains descriptions of various queer relationships and intimacy. If this makes you uncomfortable, this is not the series for you.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The fun fourth space opera in Holmes's Stars Edge series (after Strangers) takes rough-edged heroine Nel Bently back to Earth in search of the source of a deadly audio signal. After the explosive events on Samsara in the previous installment, Nel isn't on the best of terms with the ruling superpower, IDH. Its members don't trust her, and she doesn't trust them—not even her maybe girlfriend, Lin Nalawangsa, an IDH lieutenant. On Earth, Nel uses her skills as an archaeologist to unearth clues that could lead to the source of the audio signal and its creator. Along the way, she discovers hazardous, and familiar, technology that makes her question the IDH's role on Earth and the purpose of her mission. Now caught between the IDH and a dangerous Earth group known as the Founders, Nel finds herself under threat yet again. Though the action is a bit slow to start, once it revs up it's delightful. Holmes blends archaeology and science fiction into a unique romp that's sure to be a hit with series fans. (Self-published)
