Description

Nic en Doroney was promised an education and an academic career in exchange for sharing the nanite burden she carries in her bloodstream. Instead, the Novilis family broke that bargain, and now Nic is captain of a small starship, competing with larger businesses by using illegal Ancestral technology to chart her way through the adjacent possible. But when Rejane Novilis re-enters her life, Nic is unable to resist the chance to work with her again, even if it means challenging the malevolent AI who have already destroyed human society once before.

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Praise for Fallen:

Fallen: In Melissa Scott’s haunted and spectacular neo-mediaeval far future, one entitled young scholar // could prove far, far more dangerous than the hard-bitten tomb-raiders of the previous episode. Fun for space-opera fans of Finders and for new readers both! —Gwyneth Jones, author of the Aleutian trilogy, winner of the World Fantasy, Clarke, Dick, and Otherwise (Tiptree) awards

Melissa Scott is an absorbing and inventive writer whom you should read right away. —Pamela Sargent, author of the Seed trilogy and editor of Women of Wonder

Melissa Scott’s Fallen melds contemporary space opera sensibilities and settings with // a touch of the mythopoetic. // [It] returns us to the universe of Finders with a queer, immersive and page-turning character-focused timeless story. —Paul Weimer, SFF book reviewer and Hugo award finalist

Melissa Scott is known for rich worldbuilding, and Fallen does not disappoint, featuring stunning settings // for an exciting adventure. The characters are layered and intriguing. // [A] fascinating book perfect for fans of classic space opera. —Jo Graham, author of the acclaimed Numinous World historical fantasies and Calpurnian Wars space operas

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Fallen
by Melissa Scott
Published by Candlemark & Gleam, December 2023
302 pages
ISBN: 978-1-952456-20-6
eISBN: 978-1-952456-21-3
Cover artist: Eleni Tsami
Series: Firstborn, Lastborn #2