L'humanité est dans une impasse.Naira Sharp est une révolutionnaire. Les planètes habitables sont anéanties aussi vite qu'elles sont découvertes, car la toute-puissante famille Mercator contrôle l'exploration de l'univers depuis des décennies et exploite l'ensemble des matières premières sur lesquelles elle met la main sous prétexte de favoriser l'expansion de l'humanité. Mais Naira connaît la vérité et a l'intention de faire tomber la famille de l'intérieur.Tarquin Mercator est l'héritier de la dynastie. Il n'a jamais voulu diriger un empire commercial à l'échelle de la galaxie, il souhaitait seulement étudier les roches et lire des livres. Mais le père de Tarquin l'a chargé de surveiller l'exploitation minière d'une nouvelle planète, sans lui laisser le choix.Se faisant passer pour un des nouveaux gardes du corps de Tarquin, Naira envisage de détruire son vaisseau avant qu'il se pose. Mais ni l'un ni l'autre ne s'attend à se retrouver sur une planète morte. Pour survivre et garder son secret, Naira devra s'allier à l'homme qu'elle hait plus que tout. Ensemble, ils découvriront un complot qui les dépasse tous les deux.
« Un début de série très prometteur. » Booklist« Une aventure pleine de rebondissements, de tension et de mystère extra-terrestre. » Wall Street Journal« Palpitant, plein de tension et de paranoïa. Ce livre m'a tenu éveillé bien trop tard ! » Max Gladstone, auteur lauréat des prix Hugo et Nebula« Une aventure captivante au rythme effréné et aux personnages charismatiques. Impossible à lâcher. » Connie Willis« O'Keefe est passée maître dans l'art de construire des univers. L'un des concepts de science-fiction les plus fascinants de l'année. » BookPage
'A brilliantly plotted yarn of survival and far-future political intrigue' Guardian
***SHORTLISTED FOR THE PHILIP K. DICK AWARD***
The last thing Sanda remembers is her gunship exploding.
She expected to be recovered by salvage-medics and to awaken in friendly hands, patched-up and ready to rejoin the fight. Instead she wakes up 230 years later, on a deserted enemy starship called The Light of Berossus - or, as he prefers to call himself, 'Bero'.
Bero tells Sanda the war is lost. That the entire star system is dead.
But is that the full story? After all, in the vastness of space, anything is possible . . .
Dazzling space battles, deadly galactic politics and rogue AI collide in Velocity Weapon, an epic space opera from award-winning author Megan E. O'Keefe.
Praise for Velocity Weapon
'An entertaining SF thriller' SciFiNow
'Furious action sequences, funny dialogue, and a plot that will keep you guessing every step of the way' K. B. Wagers
'Velocity Weapon is fast-paced, twisty, edge-of-your-seat fun. Space opera fans are in for a massive treat!'
Marina J. Lostetter
'METICULOUSLY PLOTTED, EDGE-OF-YOUR-SEAT SPACE OPERA WITH A SOUL' Kirkus on Velocity Weapon
The fate of the galaxy is on the line in the second book of this gripping, visionary space opera by award-winning author Megan E. O'Keefe.
Sanda and Tomas are fleeing for their lives after letting the most dangerous smartship in the universe run free. Now, unsure of who to trust, Sanda knows only one thing for certain - to be able to save herself from becoming a pawn of greater powers, she needs to discover the secret of the coordinates hidden in her skull.
But getting to those coordinates is a problem she can't solve alone. They exist beyond a deadgate - a sealed-off Casimir gate that opens up into a dead-end system. And there's a dangerous new player who wants the coordinates for their own ends - a player who will happily crack her open to get them.
Dazzling space battles, intergalactic politics and rogue AI collide in the follow-up to the Philip K. Dick award-shortlisted Velocity Weapon.
Praise for the series:
'A brilliantly plotted yarn of survival and far-future political intrigue' Guardian
'Full of twists, feints, and deception, O'Keefe's latest presents a visionary world rife with political intrigue and space adventure' Booklist (starred review)
'Skillfully interweaves intrigue, action, and strong characterization' Publishers Weekly
'A must-read for fans of James S. A. Corey and Alastair Reynolds' Bookbag
'O'Keefe keeps the pace pumping, timing the big twists perfectly' SFX
Mad Max meets X-Men in this razor-sharp dystopian novella by the Philip K. Dick award-nominated author of Velocity Weapon
It doesn't matter what you call her. Riley. Burner. She forgot her name long ago. But if you steal from the supply lines crossing the wasteland, her face is the last one you'll see. She is the force of nature that keeps the balance in the hot arid desert. Keep to yourself and she'll leave you well enough alone. But it's when you try to take more than you can chew that her employers notice and send her off to restore the balance.
Then she gets the latest call. A supply truck knocked over too cleanly. Too precise. And the bodies scattering the wreckage weren't killed by her normal prey of scavengers. These bodies are already rotting hours after the attack. Cowering in the corner of the wreckage is a young girl. A girl that shouldn't be there. A girl with violently blue eyes. Just like hers.
'METICULOUSLY PLOTTED, EDGE-OF-YOUR-SEAT SPACE OPERA WITH A SOUL' Kirkus on Velocity Weapon
In the final book of this explosive Philip K. Dick Award-nominated space opera, the universe is under threat and an ancient alien intelligence threatens to bring humanity down - unless Major Sanda Greeve and her crew can stop it . . .
The code has been cracked. The secrets of the Casimir gates have been revealed. But humanity still isn't safe. The alien intelligence known as Rainier and her clones are still out there, hell-bent on its destruction. And only Sanda can stop them.
With the universe's most powerful ship under her command and some of the most skilled hackers, fighters and spies on her team, it will still take everything she has to find the key to taking down an immortal enemy with seemingly limitless bodies, resources and power.
Praise for the series:
'A brilliantly plotted yarn of survival and far-future political intrigue' Guardian
'Full of twists, feints, and deception, O'Keefe's latest presents a visionary world rife with political intrigue and space adventure' Booklist (starred review)
'Skillfully interweaves intrigue, action, and strong characterization' Publishers Weekly
'A must-read for fans of James S. A. Corey and Alastair Reynolds' Bookbag
'O'Keefe keeps the pace pumping, timing the big twists perfectly' SFX
