Boneyards

November 28, 2011
Rusch follows Diving into the Wreck and City of Ruins with another fast-paced novel of the far future. Lost Souls Corporation owner Boss, her employees, and the crew of the Ivoire, a vessel flung 5,000 years into the future, search planetside ruins for clues about the fate of the Ivoire’s long-vanished fleet. Meanwhile, Boss’s friend, former scientist Squishy, conducts a dangerous unauthorized mission to destroy the Enterran Empire’s research into stealth tech, the technology that powers the Ivoire and which, in the empire’s untrained hands, has resulted in several deaths. Though Rusch’s writing is sometimes choppy and plagued by redundancy and technological hand-waving, her feminist sensibilities will endear this book to readers looking for a light, quick space adventure with strong female protagonists. Agent: Richard Henshaw Group.

January 1, 2012

A fugitive from the Enterran Empire, Boss makes her living by "diving"--exploring derelict spaceships in search of lost technology. When her friend Squishy sneaks into Empire territory to destroy an Enterran research base and gets trapped before she can escape, Boss undertakes a dangerous rescue mission. While her rare ability to operate a Destiny Vessel, which uses an old stealth technology sought by the Enterrans, may help Boss save her friend, she also risks losing her ship. Rusch's latest addition to her "Diving" series (Diving into the Wreck; City of Ruins) features a strong, capable female heroine and a vividly imagined far-future universe. VERDICT Blending fast-paced action with an exploration of the nature of friendship and the ethics of scientific discoveries, this tale should appeal to Rusch's readers and fans of space opera.

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