Cascade Failure

L. M. Sagas''s debut, Cascade Failure, is a high-octane, sci-fi adventure blending J. S. Dewes''s Divide series with Firefly. It features a fierce, messy, chaotic space family, vibrant worlds, and an exploration of the many ways to be-and not to be-human.

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There are only three real powers in the Spiral: the corporate power of the Trust versus the Union''s labor''s leverage. Between them the Guild tries to keep everyone''s hands above the table. It ain''t easy.

Branded a Guild deserter, Jal "accidentally" lands a ride on a Guild ship. Helmed by an AI, with a ship''s engineer/medic who doesn''t see much of a difference between the two jobs, and a "don''t make me shoot you" XO, the Guild crew of the Ambit is a little . . . different.

They''re also in over their heads. Responding to a distress call from an abandoned planet, they find a mass