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The Universe After

The Stars Now Unclaimed

In an effort to save the universe, she just might destroy it. The Stars Now Unclaimed is the incredible debut by a brilliant new voice in science fiction, perfect for everyone who loves Ready Player One, Star Wars, Mass Effect or just a really huge battle...

A century ago, a mysterious pulse of energy spread across the universe. Meant to usher in a new era of peace and prosperity, it instead destroyed technology indiscriminately, leaving some worlds untouched and throwing others into total chaos.

The Justified, a mysterious group of super-soldiers, have spent a hundred years trying to find a way to restore order to the universe. Their greatest asset is the feared mercenary Kamali, who travels from planet to planet searching for gifted young people and bringing them to the secret world she calls home. Kamali hopes that those she rescues will be able to find a way to reverse the damage the pulse wreaked, and ensure that it never returns.

But Kamali isn’t the only person looking for answers to unimaginable questions. And when her mission to rescue a grumpy teenaged girl named Esa goes off the rails, Kamali suddenly finds herself smack in the centre of an intergalactic war… that she started.

'Come for the exploding spaceships, stay for the intriguing universe' Becky Chambers, author of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet


Author:

  • Drew Williams

Narrator:

  • Brittany Pressley

Series:

  • Volume 1 in The Universe After

Format:

  • Audiobook
  • E-book

Duration:

  • 14 h 19 min
  • 370 pages

Language:

English


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    DREW WILLIAMS has been a bookseller in Birmingham, Alabama since he was sixteen years old, when he got the job because he came in looking for work on a day when someone else had just quit. The Stars Now Unclaimed - described by SFX as 'a glorious romp' - was his debut novel, followed by sequels A Chain Across the Dawn and The Firmament of Flame.

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