Archangel (The Chronicles of Ubastis)

Reed, Marguerite

ISBN 10: 1630230111 / ISBN 13: 9781630230111

Published by Arche Press (edition ), 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Archangel (The Chronicles of Ubastis)
• Publisher: Arche Press (edition )
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1630230111
• ISBN 13: 9781630230111
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

The Earth is dying, and our hopes are pinned on Ubastis, an untamed paradise at the edge of colonized space. But such an influx of people threatens the planet's unstudied ecosystem — a tenuous research colony must complete its analysis, lest humanity abandon one planet only to die on another.

The Ubasti colonists barely get by on their own. To acquire the tools they need, they are relegated to selling whatever they can to outside investors. For xenobiologist Vashti Loren, this means bringing Offworlders on safari to hunt the specimens she and her fellow biologists so desperately need to study.

Haunted by the violent death of her husband, the heroic and celebrated Lasse Undset, Vashti must balance the needs of Ubastis against the swelling crush of settlers. Vashti struggles in her role as one of the few colonists licensed to carry deadly weapons, just as she struggles with her history of using them. And when she discovers a genetically engineered soldier smuggled onto the surface, Vashti must face the nightmare of her husband's murder all over again. Standing at the threshold of humanity's greatest hope, she alone understands the darkness of guarding paradise.

About the Author

Marguerite Reed's short stories have appeared in Clean Sheets, Strange Horizons, and Lone Star Stories. She is a passionate advocate of science and science fiction. She lives just a little east of the 100th meridian with her husband and daughters in Wichita, KS.