Betrayal (The 1000 Revolution #1)

by Pippa DaCosta

Overview

She is programmed to kill. He'll do anything to survive.

Ex-con Captain Caleb Shepperd believes being good is overrated. All he wants is to smuggle illegal cargo through the nine systems and live a prosperous (likely short) life on the wrong side of the law. But there's a problem with that plan. The priceless synthetic stowaway on his ship is a distraction he doesn't need. Torn between selling her and tossing her out the airlock, Shepperd fails to realize the synth is a killer, and he's the one locked in her sights.

In a world where only one thousand synthetics were built, synthetic number One Thousand and One should not exist. She is no ordinary synth. Memories locked inside her code could bring Shepperd-and the entire nine systems-to its knees.

Captain Shepperd and the oppressive corporations are about to learn that you can't hide from the sins of your past, especially when that past has orders to kill.

WARNING: Reader discretion advised.
Genre: Kick-ass space opera.Action & adventure.
The Complete Series Reading Order:
#1 Betrayal
#2 Escape
#3 Trapped
#4 Trust

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781511541428
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	03/31/2015
Series:	1000 Revolution Series , #1
Pages:	212
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.48(d)

Editorial Reviews

2016-12-30
A synthetic human stowaway and a hotheaded smuggler discover a dangerous shared secret in this sci-fi novel. Caleb Shepperd was the youngest graduate of Vancouver's Fleet Academy, but following orders didn't agree with him. Discharged for misconduct after three years in Fleet Command, he's now wanted in three star systems as a pirate and smuggler, captaining the Starscream Independent tug with Fran, a skilled pilot with a drug habit. Caleb is used to handling trouble, but he's not expecting trouble like #1001 when he finds her stowed aboard his ship. She's a synth, created by Chitec Corporation. Each synth contains "a human being long past their expiration date" somewhere inside. This synth shouldn't exist—only 1,000 were made—and she has a question for Caleb she shouldn't know how to ask: "What happened in twenty-three-sixty-eight?" That was five years ago, when Caleb was 19, and he doesn't want to think about it. Caleb's troubles worsen when his brother, Cmdr. Shepperd of the Fleet, boards his ship with a warning: "They're gunning for you." Caleb must dodge the Fleet, betrayals, danger, and his past, while #1001 confronts the fault in her system, the secret of her existence, and her hidden humanity—setting the stage for a showdown with Chitec in this series' further volumes. DaCosta (See No Evil, 2016, etc.) writes a peppy, efficient story that interlaces action with salty banter and drama of several kinds: personal, sexual, and familial. Chitec and its CEO make excellent villains as well. Caleb, his ship, and DaCosta's worldbuilding bear some resemblance to television's Capt. Malcolm Reynolds and the Serenity in Firefly as well as the Syfy adventure series Killjoys, a resemblance that will please fans of either show. The nature of the mystery about how Caleb's and #1001's histories intertwine isn't hard to see coming, but it does set important groundwork for the characters and future developments; DaCosta also has a few things up her sleeve readers might not guess. This fast-paced first outing in a series offers layered characters and plenty of action.

Kirkus Reviews