A pale light in the black

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Title:

A pale light in the black

Author:

Wagers, K. B., author.

Series:

NeoG

Series Number:

Summary:

"For the past year, their close loss in the annual Boarding Games has haunted the NeoG Interceptor Team Zuma's Ghost. With this year's competition looming, they're looking forward to some payback - until an unexpected personnel change leaves them reeling. Their best swordsman has been transferred, and a new lieutenant has been assigned in his place. Maxine Carmichael is trying to carve a place in the world on her own - away from the pressure and influence of her powerful family. The last thing she wants is to cause trouble at her command on Jupiter Station. With her new team in turmoil, Max must overcome her self-doubt and win their trust if she's going to succeed. Failing is not an option - and would only prove her parents right. But Max and the team must learn to work together quickly. A routine mission to retrieve a missing ship has suddenly turned dangerous, and now their lives are on the line. Someone is targeting members of Zuma's Ghost, a mysterious opponent willing to kill to safeguard a secret that could shake society to its core . . . a secret that could lead to their deaths and kill thousands more unless Max and her new team stop them. Rescue those in danger, find the bad guys, win the Games. It's all in a day's work at the NeoG."-- Publisher description.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

421 pages ; 24 cm

Genre:

Science fiction.

Subject Term:

Space warfare -- Fiction.

Interplanetary voyages -- Fiction.

Rescues -- Fiction.

Imaginary wars and battles -- Fiction.

Publisher:

Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,

Publication Date:

2020

ISBN:

9780062887788

Publication Information:

New York : Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020]

Call Number:

WAGERS

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Summary

The Expanse meets the Battle Room in Ender's Game as K. B. Wagers brings us the rollicking first entry in a unique science fiction series that introduces the Near-Earth Orbital Guard--NeoG--a military force patrolling and protecting space inspired by the real-life mission of the U.S. Coast Guard.

For the past year, their close loss in the annual Boarding Games has haunted Interceptor Team: Zuma's Ghost. With this year's competition looming, they're looking forward to some payback--until an unexpected personnel change leaves them reeling. Their best swordsman has been transferred, and a new lieutenant has been assigned in his place.

Maxine Carmichael is trying to carve a place in the world on her own--away from the pressure and influence of her powerful family. The last thing she wants is to cause trouble at her command on Jupiter Station. With her new team in turmoil, Max must overcome her self-doubt and win their trust if she's going to succeed. Failing is not an option--and would only prove her parents right.

But Max and the team must learn to work together quickly. A routine mission to retrieve a missing ship has suddenly turned dangerous, and now their lives are on the line. Someone is targeting members of Zuma's Ghost, a mysterious opponent willing to kill to safeguard a secret that could shake society to its core . . . a secret that could lead to their deaths and kill thousands more unless Max and her new team stop them.

Rescue those in danger, find the bad guys, win the Games. It's all in a day's work at the NeoG.

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Wagers (Down Among the Dead) kicks off the NeoG series with this fun, feel-good space opera. The Near-Earth Orbital Guard does low-profile rescue and policing work in space, akin to the U.S. Coast Guard. Other branches of the military look down on the NeoG, making it especially important to the NeoG that they win the annual Boarding Games, an all-service athletic and technological skill competition. When NeoG Lt. Cdr. Nika is transferred away from his Interceptor team, an anxious new lieutenant, Maxine Carmichael, is assigned in Nika's place, disrupting the dynamic of the highly competitive team. As Max struggles to prove herself to her distrustful teammates, they train for the Games and work to rescue errant space travelers, leading them to stumble on a massive government conspiracy. There's surprisingly little tension in the political story line; readers will be more invested in the interpersonal relationships as Max attempts to win over the crew--among them Nika's prickly adopted sister, Jenks--and be accepted into their chosen family. This effortlessly entertaining novel is sure to have readers coming back for the next installment. Agent: Andy Zack, Zack Co. (Mar.)

Library Journal Review

The Near-Earth Orbital Guard protects human life in the Sol System and ensures the safety of space where humans roam. As the Interceptor crew of Zuma's Ghost recovers from its defeat at the annual Boarding Games last year, they are surprised by a sudden reassignment of one of their own and getting a new lieutenant. Maxine Carmichael may come from one of the most powerful families on Earth, but she intends to find her own way into the black of space. She hopes her new team and Jupiter Station will become home, but doubt slowly creeps in. The crew of Zuma's Ghost must come together to take the next Boarding Games and deal with a growing mystery surrounding missing ships, long-lost people, and a secret from Max's family's past that could put Zuma's crew and thousands of others in danger. VERDICT The U.S. Coast Guard in space! Wagers ("Indranan War" trilogy) launches an exciting new military sf series filled with smart characters and taut action sequences that will keep readers engaged.--Kristi Chadwick, Massachusetts Lib. Syst., Northampton