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The independent planet of Rhysalan provides Sanctuary to 1,462 governments-in-exile. It is the responsibility of the Xenocriminology and Alien Relations department of the Military Crimes Investigation Division to keep a firm leash on the hundreds of thousands of xenos residing on-planet. Assassinations, revolutions, civil wars, and attempted planetary genocides are all in a day's work for warrant officer Graven Tower, MCID-XAR.

When an alien ambassador is found dead in orbit while returning to his home planet accompanied by a company of mercenaries from Wardogs Incorporated, suspicions are naturally aroused. But uncovering the truth isn't deemed to be in the interest of the planetary administration, which would just as soon pretend the ambassador's death was an accident. And when Chief Warrant Officer Graven Tower arrives at the scene of the crime, another question is soon raised: are MCID's dynamic investigation methods truly compatible with thinly armored spaceship hulls? DRM-free.

QUANTUM MORTIS is the new action-packed Mil-SF mystery series from Vox Day, author of the epic fantasy series The Arts of Dark and Light. Written with Steve Rzasa, QUANTUM MORTIS Gravity Kills is a novella in the fast-paced series featuring Graven Tower, MCID.

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January 28, 2014
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00I41V7BI
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Castalia House (January 28, 2014)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 28, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2090 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 55 pages
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Metz

Short But Fun Hardboiled Sci-fi

Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2018

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This was a fun and exciting bit of hardboiled sci-fi. As you might expect from the shorter format, there are nowhere near as many twists in the plot here compared with the longer novel (A Man Disrupted). It kind of hits the ground running, and you get a lot less world building and atmosphere setting here. (Though, as this one's set almost entirely on a ship in orbit, it makes sense that atmosphere wouldn't be quite as dense...). Naturally there's also less of a chance at character development for the protagonists, though the authors still managed to flesh out the list of suspects pretty well.

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Codex

Fast-paced and engaging SF proceedural

Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2017

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The hard-bitten detective story gets a science-fictional spin.. MCID officer Towers polices crimes committed by expats - human and alien - on the sanctuary world of Rhysalan. His snappy partner is a lady Artificial Intelligence. The plot of the novella moves quickly with a decent puzzle and the characters are interesting people you'll enjoy. Although the futuristic setting isn't particularly novel, it's well-realized. Recommended.

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Firecracker of a Novella

Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2014

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I should mention that I rarely read novellas and have only purchased two or three in the past; I like something I can sink a few days' hard reading into.

So I bought this not expecting to get my money out of it, but because I enjoyed the first full-length novel in the series, A Man Disrupted, enough that I wasn't willing to wait until the next full installment came out to get another glimpse into the world of Quantum Mortis.

By the end, I decided it had actually been worth it after all.
It's basically a serial adventure with our heroic duo from A Man Disrupted, solving a case out of their comfort zone (On a spacecraft, where Graven Tower can't simply unleash his arsenal without worrying about explosive decompression).

It's fairly straightforward: Someone got murdered in a particularly crushing manner, and Graven Tower and AI sidekick Baby have to figure out who did it, while the clock is ticking. The pace is rapid, the action is fun, the banter is mostly witty, it works.
And if the idea of the interaction between a military cop who doesn't like to save bullets and his A.I. sidekick who's found religion doesn't intrigue you at least a little, you're not a curious enough person.

(Note: If you're going to read the whole series, I do think Gravity Kills will make more sense after reading A Man Disrupted. But if you want a little glimpse into the world of Quantum Mortis, this gives a decent introduction to it and to the protagonists of AMD.)

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Top notch space opera

Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2015

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On the dedication page, the author acknowledges “Marc Miller, and his little black books”. Gravity Kills is a brilliant homage to the classic science fiction role-playing game, Traveller. If you ever enjoyed playing Traveller (or watching Firefly), you’ll be perfectly at home with this whodunit-on-a-starship.

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Burke Lanthorn

Enjoyed reading this.

Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2018

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I enjoyed reading this short work.

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Michael Ervin

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2015

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Fast moving science fiction criminal investigation. Very enjoyable. Must read more in this series!

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What a wonderful world it would be

Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2014

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Loved seeing the wardogs fresh from the Elvitica making an appearance in space where a cop could have an ansible that's also a Jesus freak. The sequel did have the one thing this one needed, more chapters. Good stuff.

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Tim Burke

Murder mystery action thriller in space

Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2016

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An absorbing read. Good, high action, zero social justice sci-fi. I will definitely be purchasing the others in this series.

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Scott Osmond

Please Can We Have More?

Reviewed in Australia on May 3, 2015

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A "who done it" on a ship where the usual levels of firepower will only kill everyone.
For it's size it is remarkably packed with action and story development.
I'm hoping for more in this series.