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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Baen Books
Publication date
January 28, 2014
Pages
433
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reissue
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781476736266
ISBN-10
147673626X
Dimensions
1 by 4.25 by 7 in.
Weight
0.45 lbs.
Original list price
$7.99
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Nonstop action-adventure SF from legendary game creator Frank Chadwick. With one single act of kindness, a tough-as-nails hood with a heart of gold saves two alien children from assassinationâand resets the balance of galactic power in the process.
Sasha Naradnyo is a gangster. Heâs a gangster with heart, sure, but Sasha sticks his neck out for no man. Thatâs how you stay alive in Crack City, a colony stuffed deep into the crust of the otherwise unlivable planet Peezgtaan. Alive onlyâbecause if youâre human, you donât prosper, at least not for long. Sasha is a second generation City native. His parents came to this rock figuring to make it big, only to find that theyâd been recruited as an indentured labor force for alien overlords known as the Varoki.
Now a pair of rich young Varoki under the care of a beautiful human nanny are fleeing Peezgtaan, and Sasha is recruited to help. All things considered, heâd rather leave the little alien lordlings to their fate, but certain considerationsâsuch as Sashaâs own imminent demise if he remainsâmake it beneficial for him to take on the job.
But Sasha discovers his simple choice has thrust him into the midst of a political battle that could remake the galactic balance of power and save humanity from slow death by servitude. Now all he has to do is survive and keep his charges alive on a hostile planet undergoing its own revolution.
But itâs the galaxy that had better watch out. For now the toughest thug in Crack City has gotten his first taste of real freedom. He likes it, and wants more.
The stunning debut of a nonstop science fiction noir thriller from legendary game creator Frank Chadwick.
About How Dark the World Becomes:
âHow Dark the World Becomes is a crackling debut novel that speaks of great things to come! It's whip-smart, lightning-fast and character-drivenâin short it has everything required to be totally satisfying. Highly recommended." âJonathan Maberry, New York Times best-selling author of Assassinâs Code
â. . . [a] far off, hard scrabble intergalactic underworld . . . fast-paced intergalactic adventure full of far-flung alien intrigue.ââAstroguyz
 " . . . thrilling space adventure . . . I was reminded of Jack McDevitt's Alex Benedict novels and Mark L Van Name's Jon & Lobo adventures."âSFCrowsnest
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Sasha Naradnyo is a gangster. Heâs a gangster with heart, sure, but Sasha sticks his neck out for no man. Thatâs how you stay alive in Crack City, a colony stuffed deep into the crust of the otherwise unlivable planet Peezgtaan. Alive onlyâbecause if youâre human, you donât prosper, at least not for long. Sasha is a second generation City native. His parents came to this rock figuring to make it big, only to find that theyâd been recruited as an indentured labor force for alien overlords known as the Varoki.
Now a pair of rich young Varoki under the care of a beautiful human nanny are fleeing Peezgtaan, and Sasha is recruited to help. All things considered, heâd rather leave the little alien lordlings to their fate, but certain considerationsâsuch as Sashaâs own imminent demise if he remainsâmake it beneficial for him to take on the job.
But Sasha discovers his simple choice has thrust him into the midst of a political battle that could remake the galactic balance of power and save humanity from slow death by servitude. Now all he has to do is survive and keep his charges alive on a hostile planet undergoing its own revolution.
But itâs the galaxy that had better watch out. For now the toughest thug in Crack City has gotten his first taste of real freedom. He likes it, and wants more.
The stunning debut of a nonstop science fiction noir thriller from legendary game creator Frank Chadwick.
About How Dark the World Becomes:
âHow Dark the World Becomes is a crackling debut novel that speaks of great things to come! It's whip-smart, lightning-fast and character-drivenâin short it has everything required to be totally satisfying. Highly recommended." âJonathan Maberry, New York Times best-selling author of Assassinâs Code
â. . . [a] far off, hard scrabble intergalactic underworld . . . fast-paced intergalactic adventure full of far-flung alien intrigue.ââAstroguyz
 " . . . thrilling space adventure . . . I was reminded of Jack McDevitt's Alex Benedict novels and Mark L Van Name's Jon & Lobo adventures."âSFCrowsnest
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Reissue edition from Baen Books (January 28, 2014)
9781476736266 | details & prices | 433 pages | 4.25 × 7.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $7.99
About: Nonstop action-adventure SF from legendary game creator Frank Chadwick.
About: Nonstop action-adventure SF from legendary game creator Frank Chadwick.
from Baen Books (February 5, 2013)
9781451638707 | details & prices | 315 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.82 lbs | List price $14.00
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