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Fault Lines (Escape Velocity Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Kelly Jennings (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Velocity Wrachant, owner and captain of the merchant starship Susan Calvin, is broke and stranded on a Drift station, when she is offered what seems like a simple job: to escort young Brontë Ikeda into Republic space and help her retrieve several bonded-labor children.

While Velocity is tempted by the fee Brontë offers – which is enough to clear her debts – she also knows that Ikeda House, a powerful Combine, just had a major coup; and both she and her crew suspect the story they're being told by the Combine child is not the whole story.

Velocity takes the gig, but it takes her into the heart of Combine territory, a place she fled almost twenty years earlier. What is the price she and her shipmates may end up paying for this job?
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    Escape Velocity
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    June 11, 2018
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In this fun, intrigue-laden space opera, Jennings gives an intriguing glimpse of a much larger setting. Fans of found family will love the portrayal of Velocity and her crew of scrappy underdogs. -- Publishers Weekly

Kelly [Jennings] has been compared with C. J. Cherryh, and I think deservedly. Fault Lines isn't burdened with the awful angst of Cherryh's Cyteen, but it has the same intensity and conviction. --Gwyneth Jones, author of the Aleutian trilogy, winner of the World Fantasy,Clarke, Dick, and Tiptree awards

More political intrigue and gamesmanship than a standard space-battle story... Solid world building, likable characters...nifty plot twists... -- Craig Clark, Booklist

A sharp, character-rich space opera packed with angry, capable women and attractive, vulnerable men. Jennings builds a large, politically complex world, but expresses this through an intimate slice... -- Tansy Rayner Roberts, author of the Creature Court trilogy,winner of multiple Ditmar and WSFA Small Press awards

About the Author

Raised in New Orleans, Kelly Jennings is a member and co-founder of the Boston Mountain Writers Group. Her short fiction has appeared in many venues, including The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction and The Other Half of The Sky. Her first novel, Broken Slate, was published in 2011 and she co-edited the anthology Menial: Skilled Labor in SF (2012).

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07DHZFGK7
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Candlemark & Gleam (June 11, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 11, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1929 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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Kelly Jennings grew up in New Orleans, and has lived in Idaho, North Carolina, and Arkansas. She now lives in Northwest Arkansas, where she teaches writing and drinks a great deal of coffee. You can find her on twitter at @delagar or read her blog at https://delagar.blogspot.com/

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K. Norris
5.0 out of 5 stars Well paced, thoughtful, and full of personality
Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2019
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Kelly Jennings has crafted a galaxy, in every sense of the word, that is full of life, laughter, intrigue and tragedy, and which leaves the reader excitedly turning the page with each new twist. Her characters are all unique, and even though much of the action takes place within the confines of the ship, nothing ever feels constricted. The Sagan's (you'll just have to read it) philosophy is as fascinating as it is well thought out, and nothing feels forced or hackneyed.

All in all this is a great novel, and one that I will be reading again very soon to try to wring every detail from the dense but highly readable storytelling. Very well done, Kelly.
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jan wolfe
5.0 out of 5 stars Reminds me of C.J.Cherryh
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2018
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Jenning's science fiction is reminiscent of C.J.Cherryh's depiction of alien societies. Family relationships are explored as well as gender issues in this riveting novel. Highly recommended.
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donh
1.0 out of 5 stars promise, no delivery
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2018
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Seems at first to be a swashbuckler, yet it never swashes nor buckles. It devolves into endless navel-gazing and torturous family relations scenarios. By the end i was more worn out than happy it ended. The characters petered out, never grabbing the readers attention.
Author: keep writing, you have promise. Focus.
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Janeite1900
5.0 out of 5 stars Reminded me why my first love was science fiction
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2018
Science fiction was the first genre that captivated me. As an English major, I was forced to abandon my true love and read the canonical texts my professors assigned, but picking up Fault Lines a couple of months ago reminded me why I loved science fiction.

Fault Lines examines multiple captivating themes: sexuality, political alliances, giftedness, family ties, genetic alterations, technology. I most appreciate the novel's frank, but matter of fact, treatment of the polyamorous crew. The intimacy and trust the crew share undergirds the plot by driving suspense in characters' decision making. However, my FAVORITE part of novel is the shadowy political machinations. As a child, I was really engaged with the way the original trilogy of Star Wars hinted at its world's governmental structures without revealing them all in some tiresome exposition. Fault Lines does just that. Oligarchal extended families rule the universe, and readers get to sort through the intramural and extramural coups alongside the characters.

I'm hoping to have time for a reread this holiday break, and I'm anxiously awaiting Jennings's sequel to Fault Lines. My 13 yr old son will be reading along with me this month, and I can't wait to see his reaction to Bronte, the young prodigy who struggles with her own elite status and how it should obligate her to help others.
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Robbie
5.0 out of 5 stars Drama & intrigue - In Space!!
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2019
I enjoyed this book! The world-building was fabulous, the plot was intriguing, and the characters were compelling. The language really immersed me in the universe of the story, and it left me wishing for more stories from that same universe.
I definitely recommend this book to readers who enjoy science fiction, with complex, multifaceted characters and intricate world building.
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Beaumont
5.0 out of 5 stars Stocking up for Christmas gifts
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2018
Really enjoyed this book. Great Christmas gift for all my sci-fi loving friends.
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