Barbary Station

#1 Shieldrunner Pirates

R. E. Stearns

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SAGA PR
01 December 2017

Science fiction; Space opera; Artificial Intelligence; Space Ships

Series: Shieldrunner Pirates

Two engineers hijack a spaceship to join some space pirates - only to discover the pirates are hiding from a malevolent AI. Now they have to outwit the AI if they want to join the pirate crew - and survive long enough to enjoy it.

Adda and Iridian are newly minted engineers, but aren’t able to find any work in a solar system ruined by economic collapse after an interplanetary war. Desperate for employment, they hijack a colony ship and plan to join a famed pirate crew living in luxury at Barbary Station, an abandoned shipbreaking station in deep space.

But when they arrive there, nothing is as expected. The pirates aren’t living in luxury - they’re hiding in a makeshift base welded onto the station’s exterior hull. The artificial intelligence controlling the station’s security system has gone mad, trying to kill all station residents and shooting down any ship that attempts to leave - so there’s no way out.

Adda and Iridian have one chance to earn a place on the pirate crew: destroy the artificial intelligence. The last engineer who went up against the AI met an untimely end, and the pirates are taking bets on how the newcomers will die. But Adda and Iridian plan to beat the odds.

There’s a glorious future in piracy... if only they can survive long enough.

By: R. E. Stearns
Imprint: SAGA PR
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 370g
ISBN: 9781481476874
ISBN 10: 1481476874
Series: Shieldrunner Pirates
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 01 December 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Barbary Station (#1 Shieldrunner Pirates)

""This book is good fun. I really enjoyed this, and I bet you will, too."" -- Ann Leckie, Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of Ancillary Justice “An exhilarating mashup of Golden-Age widescreen and zeitgeist cool. Totally unexpected. More please!” -- Award-winning author Stephen Baxter ""Grabs you in chapter one and doesn't let go. This book is for everyone who ever wanted to be a space pirate."" -- Mur Lafferty, Award-winning author of Six Wakes ""A super cool novel. It mixes unpredictable mysteries, a murderous AI, space battles, an awesome and fashionable Pirate Leader in Captain Sloane as well as a healthy dose of romance and found families...a blend of Die Hard and the Illuminae Files."" * Kirkus Reviews * ""Strong characters and fast-paced action define this debut SF thriller."" * Library Journal *