A Desperate Gamble: A Blueheart Science Fiction Adventure (Amelia Blueheart Space Opera Adventures)

Book One of the Amelia Blueheart Series

Clones. A step above droids in the humanoid hierarchy.

Obedience is programmed. Failure is fatal. Rebellion unheard of –– until now.

Highly sought after translator clones, genetically enhanced for their beauty and brains, are the perfect tools in the high stakes arena of galactic diplomacy. Clone T564 is no different . . . until she is.

Assigned to broker a negotiation between two warring factions that will affect the balance of power in the entire galaxy, T564 finds herself at a deadlock. Her deadline? Twenty-four hours. Resolve the conflict or report for immediate termination. In a universe where clones are property, that should be the end of her story.

But T564 does something no clone is supposed to do. She disobeys.

On the run and off-script, she unwittingly becomes the center of a conflict far bigger than any treaty. Hunted by her creators and haunted by the first sparks of free will, T564 must decide: is she just a tool . . . or something more?

Perfect for fans of Ann Leckie, James S.A. Corey, and Martha Wells, A Desperate Gamble kicks off a high-stakes space opera where identity is questionable and one clone’s choice could rewrite the fate of the stars.