The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers Alyssa is on her most important quest yet-and only time will tell if she’ll survive it.” But when the chase turns deadly, it’s clear that more than just the fate of the empire is at stake. And though she doesn’t want to be empress, her duty to her uncle compels her to participate in this one last epic adventure. Alyssa’s experience as an explorer makes her the favorite to win the crown she never wanted. The first to find the seal wins the throne. Representatives from each of the empire’s prime families-including Alyssa-are thrown into a race to find the royal seal, which has been hidden somewhere in the empire. Instead of naming her as his successor, he calls for a crownchase, the first in seven centuries. Why would she choose to be trapped in a palace when she could be having wild adventures exploring a thousand-and-one planets in her own ship? But when Alyssa’s uncle becomes gravely ill, his dying wish surprises the entire galaxy. But the last thing Alyssa wants is to follow in their footsteps as the next in line for the throne. Her mother sacrificed everything to bring peace to the quadrant, and her uncle has successfully ruled as emperor for decades. “Alyssa Farshot has spent her whole life trying to outrun her family legacy. If they can find a way to stop him, they will save the galaxy. But the clock is ticking: the new heir to the empire plans to disrupt a peace summit with the only remaining alien empire, ensuring the empire’s continued expansion. Together, these women possess the knowledge and capabilities to bring the empire to its knees. When they find the ship, they discover more than they bargained for: three fugitives with firsthand knowledge of the corrupt empire’s inner workings. But her partner for the mission, mechanic and hotshot pilot Cloelia, bears an old grudge against Eris, making an already difficult infiltration even more complicated. Eris has been assigned a new mission: to infiltrate a spaceship ferrying deadly cargo and return the intelligence gathered to the Resistance. But her recruitment by the Novantaen Resistance, an organization opposed to the empire’s voracious expansion, throws her right back into the fray. “When Eris faked her death, she thought she had left her old life as the heir to the galaxy’s most ruthless empire behind.
Seven Devils by Elizabeth May & Laura Lam
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