Sound

Sound is the stand-alone companion to Alexandra Duncan's acclaimed debut novel Salvage, which was praised by internationally bestselling author Stephanie Perkins as "brilliant, feminist science fiction." For fans of Beth Revis, Firefly, and Battlestar Galactica.

As a child, Ava's adopted sister, Miyole, watched her mother take to the stars, piloting her own ship from Earth to space making deliveries. Now a teen herself, Miyole is finally living her dream as a research assistant on her very first space voyage. If she plays her cards right, she could even be given permission to conduct her own research and experiments in her own habitat lab on the flight home. But when her ship saves a rover that has been viciously attacked by looters and kidnappers, Miyole, along with a rescued rover girl named Cassia, embarks on a mission to rescue Cassia's abducted brother, and that changes the course of Miyole's life forever. Harrowing, provocative, and stunning, Sound begins roughly a decade after the action in the author's critically acclaimed Salvage, and is a powerful stand-alone companion.

To save a stranger’s brother, Miyole will have to risk her future, her mission, and her life. Is she ready to pay the price?
A High-Stakes Sci-Fi Adventure: On a massive deep-space research vessel, a routine mission turns into a dangerous confrontation with ruthless pirates who will stop at nothing to get what they want.A Strong Female Protagonist: Miyole isn’t a soldier; she’s a scientist. But when a rover girl named Cassia needs her help, she’ll have to trade her lab coat for a flight suit and face the dangers of the deep.Found Family in Deep Space: Two girls from different worlds—one a privileged academic, the other a tough rover—must learn to trust each other if they hope to succeed on their impossible quest.A Stand-alone Companion Novel: Fans of Alexandra Duncan’s Salvage will love this return to its universe, but new readers can jump right into this thrilling, self-contained story.