Inherit the Stars
cover art by Torstein Nordstrand
Debut novelist Peak goes old school in this slam-bang SF quest novel. - Publishers Weekly
This ultra-cool retro story combines the best of old-school sci-fi with modern-day storytelling, resulting in a book perfect for fans of fantastical SF. - Barnes & Noble.com
Coming in November from Roc is Tony Peak’s Inherit the Stars, a rollicking space opera adventure debut that its editors describe as “featuring alien artifacts, lost civilizations, starship chases, and everything you want while waiting for the next Guardians of the Galaxy". - Library Journal
This is another old-fashioned space adventure, something we always need more of. - io9
It harks back to space operas with lengthy timescales, grandiose villains, technology so advanced it seems almost like magic. - The Roanoke Times
An epic debut set on the edges of space, where one botched job could mean death—or so much worse…
Wanderlust runs in Kivita Vondir’s blood. She dreamed of salvaging like her father when she was young, and now it’s her addiction, getting her through pit stops filled with cheap alcohol and cheaper companionship and distracting her from her broken heart.
Her latest contract to hunt down a fabled gemstone is exactly the kind of adventure she craves. But this job is more than meets the eye. For one thing, her duplicitous employer has hired rebel Sar Redryll—Kivita’s former lover—to stop her at any cost. For another, Kivita’s recovery of the relic unleashes in her powerful new abilities. Abilities that everyone in the Cetturo Arm—human, alien, and in-between—desperately wishes to control…
As she avoids a massive galactic manhunt, Kivita teams up with two unlikely allies: Sar and his enigmatic new partner. Only, as the gem’s mysteries are revealed and danger draws near, Kivita begins to wonder if her ex has truly changed, or if he’s just waiting for the right moment to betray her once again…
Wanderlust runs in Kivita Vondir’s blood. She dreamed of salvaging like her father when she was young, and now it’s her addiction, getting her through pit stops filled with cheap alcohol and cheaper companionship and distracting her from her broken heart.
Her latest contract to hunt down a fabled gemstone is exactly the kind of adventure she craves. But this job is more than meets the eye. For one thing, her duplicitous employer has hired rebel Sar Redryll—Kivita’s former lover—to stop her at any cost. For another, Kivita’s recovery of the relic unleashes in her powerful new abilities. Abilities that everyone in the Cetturo Arm—human, alien, and in-between—desperately wishes to control…
As she avoids a massive galactic manhunt, Kivita teams up with two unlikely allies: Sar and his enigmatic new partner. Only, as the gem’s mysteries are revealed and danger draws near, Kivita begins to wonder if her ex has truly changed, or if he’s just waiting for the right moment to betray her once again…
The audio version is narrated by C.S.E. Cooney, who also narrates for PodCastle and Uncanny Magazine.
INHERIT THE STARS was released through Penguin Random House. Buy it from Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Books-A-Million, Apple, Google Play, Powell's, Kobo, and Indiebound.
