By Jo Clayton

Not all protagonists are clear cut heroes. James Holden and company certainly aren’t. In Skeen’s Leap, Jo Clayton introduces us to a universe filled with shady characters that would make Detective Miller blush.

Skeen is the definition of a rogue. She’s chaotic neutral. Wanted in more planets than she can count, she specializes in treasures and rich antiques.

Like in The Expanse, our hero stumbles across alien technology that was better left untouched, and like many stories that involve the “you mess with it, you eventually have to save the universe” motto, Skeen gets more than she bargains for.

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