Silent Service [Paperback]

Nina Osier (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 6, 2001

Its a time of many changes, but Explorer ship Captain Kate Landay is about to have more than she expects. On her way home from what should be her final mission, she becomes caught up in a sector-wide coup. Shes accused first of insubordination, and then of treason, for refusing to sacrifice her ship and her crew to cover up a superior officers actions.In the harsh regime of the Sovereignty, "Questioning" is a euphemism for torture. Afterward Landays clinically dead body is transferred, in stasis, from the penal facility at New Brixton through an interplanetary Gateway to a world reserved for exiled criminals. Her closest friend and long-time ships surgeon accompanies her, and once on the other side Dr. Amy Salter restores Landay to life and health.Restoring her spirit may be a larger task. But Landay has little time for post-traumatic adjustments, because the world on the Gateways other side harbors two earlier exiles she never expected to see again.

Editorial Reviews

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I don’t think that I’ve ever read a science fiction book that was so quiet & yet so exciting. -- Senior Staff Reviewer David Brown

SILENT SERVICE is a meticulously written science fiction thriller that contains all the elements of a rip-roaring adventure. -- Astrid Kinn, Romance Reviews Today

From the Author

This is a new edition, replacing the print-on-demand paperback formerly available only from eBooksOnThe.Net. The text kerning (runtogethertext) problems are no longer present.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 260 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse (November 6, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595205615
• ISBN-13: 978-0595205615
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,542,653 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Hello, I'm '9-UH' - daughter of a Maine fisherman and (wouldn't you know it?) a reading teacher. I usually write speculative and mainstream fiction, although I've also authored a couple of nonfiction titles. I'm especially interested in speculative fiction with strong, mature female protagonists, so much of my work centers on them. My latest Amazon release is HIGH PLACES, the first book of a trilogy. It's available as both a trade paperback and a Kindle eBook. For more detailed information about my books, plus a few articles and some great freebies, please visit me at http://www.geocities.com/nina_osier.