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The crew—led by the unparalleled ability of Jenks in the\u003cbr\u003ecage, the brilliant pairing of Ma and Max in the pilot seats, the technical\u003cbr\u003esavvy of Sapphi, and the sword skills of Tamago and Rosa—has all come together\u003cbr\u003eto form an unstoppable team. Until it all comes apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir commander and Master Chief are both retiring. Which\u003cbr\u003emeans Jenks is getting promoted, a new commander is joining them, and a\u003cbr\u003efresh-faced spacer is arriving to shake up their perfect dynamics. And while\u003cbr\u003enot being able to threepeat is on their minds, the more important thing is how\u003cbr\u003ethey’re going to fulfill their mission in the black. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a plea deal transforms a twenty-year ore-mining\u003cbr\u003esentence into NeoG service, Spacer Chae Ho-ki earns a spot on the team. But there’s\u003cbr\u003emore to Chae that the crew doesn’t know, and they must hide a secret that could\u003cbr\u003eendanger everyone they love—as well as their new teammates—if it got out. At\u003cbr\u003ethe same time, a seemingly untouchable coalition is attempting to take over\u003cbr\u003etrade with the Trappist colonies and start a war with the NeoG. When the crew\u003cbr\u003eof \u003cem\u003eZuma’s Ghost\u003c\/em\u003e gets involved, they end up as targets of this ruthless\u003cbr\u003eenemy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith new members aboard, will the team grow stronger this\u003cbr\u003etime around? Will they be able to win the games? And, more important, will they\u003cbr\u003ebe able to surmount threats from both without and within? \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Wagers kicks off the NeoG series with this fun, feel-good space opera. This effortlessly entertaining novel is sure to have readers coming back for the next installment.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly on A Pale Light in the Black\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Every character is someone readers will enjoy spending time with, and exploring the characters’ relationships is the heart of the tale. […] Wagers’ first book in the NeoG series is an unexpected and refreshing twist on military science fiction.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal on A Pale Light in the Black\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“If Wagers didn’t serve, they certainly got the skinny from somebody who lived it and it shows. They spin a captivating sea-story in space. As an ex-Coast Guardsman, I appreciate that what the crew lacks in gear, they make up for in heart. \u003cem\u003eSemper Paratus\u003c\/em\u003e.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNathan Lowell, creator of the Golden Age of the Solar Clipper, on A Pale Light in the Black\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Wagers delivers a space adventure that’s a found family story that’s an interstellar conspiracy story that’s... it just keeps going! Fierce, rollicking, kind, intimate and vast. If \u003cem\u003eA Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet\u003c\/em\u003e had more kickboxing matches and death-defying space rescues, this would be the book. Go Neo-G!” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMax Gladstone, author of Empress of Forever, on A Pale Light in the Black\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Great characters and white-knuckle tension. Recommended.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGareth L. 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Wagers creates a cast of characters that are not only authentic, but endearingly flawed...Top-notch character-driven science fiction.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eHold Fast Through the Fire\u003c\/em\u003e is an ambitious, outstanding breath of fresh air in the military SF genre, and I would recommend it even to those who may not think of themselves as military SF fans.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChris Kluwe for Lightspeed Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Wagers’s second NeoG novel serves up buffet-size portions of everything their fans have come to expect: dug-in friendships, action, impossible odds, and clever dialogue that always hits home...Wagers’s characterization plumbs incredible depths, particularly with street rat–turned–engineering chief Jenks, a brain with vicious fists. 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