Deadman Switch

Death-row inmates are used for a lethal mining operation—but one is innocent—in this science fiction novel by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author.

Hugo Award–Winning Author

Only the recently dead can helm the "deadman switch" to pilot a ship through the Cloud, a mysterious solar entity that shields the Solitaire solar system and its valuable heavy metals. Two convicted murderers are routinely sacrificed for this task—one to enter the system, one to exit. Gilead Raca Benedar is a Watcher,...