All Shall Go to Wrack
First Book of The Laughing Lip
Humanity barely holds back the spidery zhīzhū, voraciouscompetitors for rare Earth-like worlds. ImperialFleet ships have disappeared from the Reserve Anchorage near Proxima Centauri. Piracy is increasing along Yi Tan'sReach. Human “Manifest Destiny” fanaticsare preparing biological genocide of Tau Ceti IV’s non-human bipeds while sympathizersin Fleet itself prepare for open rebellion.
With these crises converging, Cuchulain “Murphy” O’Meath ofthe Emperor’s Jin Jun has been set loose to disobey orders, forge ImperialWrits, and just possibly find a way to get matters under better control. Along the way, he illegally detains Lt. UrwahGrunon, Fleet Marine, and Lt. Commander B. P. Avinashini, Fleet’s most skilledGandiva pilot. O’Meath takes them to TauCeti IV to find Fahnisht, O’Meath’s non-human friend and Clanlord. The puzzle begins to come together as thezhīzhū lurk and genocide begins…
Look for “Demand the Debt That’s Owing,” the second book ofThe Laughing Lip in mid-spring. Farscape,
