Rumor Has It

by Cat Rambo

Overview

The crew of the You Sexy Thing navigates the aftermath of facing down a pirate king and the relationships that they have created with one another in Cat Rambo's action adventure science fiction Rumor Has It, the third book in the Disco Space Opera.

The crew of the You Sexy Thing have laid a course for Coralind Station, hoping the station's famed gardens will provide an opportunity to regroup, recoup, and mourn their losses while while finding a way to track down their enemy, pirate king Tubal Last.

All Niko wants to do is pry their insurance money from the bank and see if an old friend might be able to help them find Last. Unfortunately, old friends and enemies aren't the only unreliable elements awaiting her and the crew at Coralind.

Each will have to face themselves—the good and the bad—in order to come together before they lose everything.

The Disco Space Opera

You Sexy Thing

Devil's Gun

Rumor Has It

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250269393
Publisher:	Tor Publishing Group
Publication date:	09/24/2024
Series:	The Disco Space Opera , #3
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	162,544
Product dimensions:	5.38(w) x 8.25(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

CAT RAMBO lives, writes, and teaches somewhere in the Pacific Northwest. Their 200+ fiction publications include stories in Asimov’s, Clarkesworld Magazine, and The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. They are an Endeavour, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award finalist. They also run a popular online school, The Rambo Academy for Wayward Writers. Their books include You Sexy Thing, Carpe Glitter, and Hearts of Tabat.

Editorial Reviews

07/08/2024

The raucous third entry in Rambo’s Disco Space Opera series (after Devil’s Gun) takes Capt. Niko Larsen and the motley, multispecies crew of the bioship You Sexy Thing to Coralind, a vast and luxurious interstellar station. While there, Niko hopes to recoup the insurance money for damage incurred while trying to take down pirate king Tubal Last. Each crew member has some dicey loss to recover from, too—as do the enigmatic con woman Jezli and Niko’s ex-lover Petalia, turned against Niko by Last, who both happen to also be on Coralind. And they’re not the only old enemies laying in wait. The sprawling cast all handle their grief with unique and convincing aplomb. Luscious extraterrestrial foods highlight Coralind’s attractions, while the diverse alien species Rambo delineates so well provide stories-within-stories that spice up the main plot. A crew roster at the start will help orient new readers and forgetful returning fans. This is a feast for space opera enthusiasts. (Sept.)

Publishers Weekly

Praise for Rumor Has It

“The third outing for this alien crew is filled with action, high emotions, and hijinks.”—Library Journal

“The character dynamics continue to pair with perilous adventure for a thoroughly entertaining read.”—Booklist

“The raucous third entry in Rambo’s Disco Space Opera series . . . is a feast for space opera enthusiasts.”—Publishers Weekly

Praise for Devil's Gun

“In her Disco Space Opera book series, Cat Rambo creates a feast of original settings and characters that delightfully enlist the genre's potential . . .”—Aurealis

“Rambo has a knack for conjuring extraterrestrial speech and thought patterns, the camaraderie between the crew is heartwarming, and the far-out foodie descriptions are wonderfully bizarre. This freewheeling space opera adventure hits the spot, while leaving plenty for readers to look forward to in the next one.”—Publishers Weekly

“A rich emotional story filled with humor, heart, and culinary touches . . . Rambo’s follow-up to You Sexy Thing is another action-filled space opera with delightful characters and tasty dialogue.”—LIbrary Journal

Praise for You Sexy Thing

"Fun and action-packed.... This action-packed space opera is loads of fun." —BuzzFeed

“Cat Rambo’s You Sexy Thing, a truly hilarious and wonderful sci-fi novel that deliberately engages with the POV.”—Gizmodo

"Fun, fantastic, and delicious—I loved it!"—Ann Leckie, author of Ancillary Justice

"Cat Rambo's writing is everything you could hope for—lyrical, emotional, funny, by turns or all at once." —Django Wexler, author of Ship of Smoke and Bone

"Rambo has a gift for immersing their reader into a vivid universe full of adventure, sensuality, wit, and poignant observation."—Jody Lynn Nye, New York Times bestselling author

"Cat Rambo is a genuinely gifted writer."—Saladin Ahmed, author of Throne of the Crescent Moon

"A romp. If you’re the kind of person who likes Mass Effect, or enjoyed Valerie Valdes’s Chilling Effect and Prime Deceptions, or fell head-over-heels for Tim Pratt’s Axiom trilogy... then this book is definitely for you. This is a fast, zippy novel that hides some surprisingly substantial emotional heavy lifting under its hood." —Locus

From the Publisher

06/01/2024

The crew of You Sexy Thing is running low on supplies, funds, and luck. They decide to head to Coralind Station, a place of exotic gardens famed for culinary and personal delights, where they may be able to acquire the items they need and get the rest they deserve. Niko is hoping to withdraw the insurance payout (from the destruction of their restaurant) from the bank, and an old friend who runs the station may be able to help. Meanwhile, Niko must deal with her former lover Petalia's continued antagonism, along with the (usually) unrequited flirtations of Jezli. Dabry finds that his dead daughter may not be as dead as he thinks, Skidoo fears that her modifications haven't changed her fate, Atlanta works on her new paladin status, and Talon and his brother's clone continue to deal with the fallout of their non-relationship. Add in that their enemy, Tubal Last, has clones running around the universe, and no one on the crew will actually get a break. VERDICT The third outing for this alien crew is filled with action, high emotions, and hijinks.—Kristi Chadwick

Library Journal