Stealing Light
In the 25th century, only the Shoal possess the secret of faster-than-light travel (FTL), giving them absolute control over all trade and exploration throughout the galaxy. Mankind has operated within their influence for two centuries, establishing a dozen human colony worlds scattered along Shoal trade routes.
Dakota Merrick, while serving as a military pilot, has witnessed atrocities for which this alien race is responsible. Now piloting a civilian cargo ship, she is currently ferrying an exploration team to a star system containing a derelict starship. From its wreckage, her passengers hope to salvage a functioning FTL drive of mysteriously non-Shoal origin. But the Shoal are not yet ready to relinquish their monopoly over a technology they acquired through ancient genocide.
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Gary Gibson
Gary Gibson is one of the UK's leading authors of hard science fiction, space opera and post-apocalyptic fiction with a career stretching over fifteen years and twelve books, including Stealing Light, Final Days and most recently Extinction Game, which received the coveted "starred review" from Publisher's Weekly.
His most recent publication is Ghots Frequencies, published June 20th 2018. A physicist working on what she hopes will be a breakthrough in communications technology has to contend with the discovery that her research building may be haunted. Could there be link between a supposed haunting and the problems with her quantum communications array?
The Shoal Sequence
The Shoal Sequence consists of four books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
