A dead station. A live signal. A cargo run that was never supposed to matter.
Rian Vale and his crew survive by taking the jobs no one else wants—blacklisted relief runs, damaged corridors, and cargo that pays just enough to keep their ship flying one disaster longer.
When a desperate medical delivery drops them into a quarantined system, the payment isn’t credits. It’s coordinates.
The target: an Ordinate plague-research station officially listed as dead.
The problem: it isn’t empty.
Inside the broken station are sealed archives, drag marks leading deeper into the dark, and evidence that the Triarchy buried more than an outbreak. What begins as a salvage opportunity turns into a race to uncover the truth before an empire, a rival power, and the station itself close in around them.
With a damaged freighter, a crew held together by timing more than trust, and a mystery that reaches far beyond one abandoned facility, Rian must decide what’s worth carrying—and what should have stayed lost.
Dead Cargo is the first book in The Starwake Saga: a sharp, high-tension space opera packed with frontier politics, found-family friction, salvage danger, ancient technology, and escalating galactic stakes.
Perfect for readers who love:
• gritty space opera with smart banter and real consequences
• damaged ships, damaged people, and impossible odds
• quarantine mysteries, buried records, and political conspiracies
• crews like family—if family argued better under pressure
• first-contact undertones and relic-driven long-game intrigue
Start The Starwake Saga today.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A dead station. A live signal. A cargo run that was never supposed to matter. Rian Vale and his crew survive by taking the jobs no one else wants-blacklisted relief runs, damaged corridors, and cargo that pays just enough to keep their ship flying one disaster longer. When a desperate medical delivery drops them into a quarantined system, the payment isn't credits. It's coordinates. The target: an Ordinate plague-research station officially listed as dead.The problem: it isn't empty. Inside the broken station are sealed archives, drag marks leading deeper into the dark, and evidence that the Triarchy buried more than an outbreak. What begins as a salvage opportunity turns into a race to uncover the truth before an empire, a rival power, and the station itself close in around them. With a damaged freighter, a crew held together by timing more than trust, and a mystery that reaches far beyond one abandoned facility, Rian must decide what's worth carrying-and what should have stayed lost. Dead Cargo is the first book in The Starwake Saga: a sharp, high-tension space opera packed with frontier politics, found-family friction, salvage danger, ancient technology, and escalating galactic stakes. Perfect for readers who love: - gritty space opera with smart banter and real consequences- damaged ships, damaged people, and impossible odds- quarantine mysteries, buried records, and political conspiracies- crews like family-if family argued better under pressure- first-contact undertones and relic-driven long-game intrigue Start The Starwake Saga today. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798252504360
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A dead station. A live signal. A cargo run that was never supposed to matter. Rian Vale and his crew survive by taking the jobs no one else wants-blacklisted relief runs, damaged corridors, and cargo that pays just enough to keep their ship flying one disaster longer. When a desperate medical delivery drops them into a quarantined system, the payment isn't credits. It's coordinates. The target: an Ordinate plague-research station officially listed as dead.The problem: it isn't empty. Inside the broken station are sealed archives, drag marks leading deeper into the dark, and evidence that the Triarchy buried more than an outbreak. What begins as a salvage opportunity turns into a race to uncover the truth before an empire, a rival power, and the station itself close in around them. With a damaged freighter, a crew held together by timing more than trust, and a mystery that reaches far beyond one abandoned facility, Rian must decide what's worth carrying-and what should have stayed lost. Dead Cargo is the first book in The Starwake Saga: a sharp, high-tension space opera packed with frontier politics, found-family friction, salvage danger, ancient technology, and escalating galactic stakes. Perfect for readers who love: - gritty space opera with smart banter and real consequences- damaged ships, damaged people, and impossible odds- quarantine mysteries, buried records, and political conspiracies- crews like family-if family argued better under pressure- first-contact undertones and relic-driven long-game intrigue Start The Starwake Saga today. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798252504360
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