Debatable Space, 9781841496207
Paperback
Pirate kidnaps a Cheo’s daughter; ransom goes horribly wrong.

Debatable Space

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  • Paperback

    512 pages

  • Release Date

    30 September 2008

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Summary

Flanagan (who is, for want of a better word, a pirate) has a plan. It seems relatively simple: kidnap Lena, the Cheo’s daughter, demand a vast ransom for her safe return, sit back and wait. Only the Cheo, despotic ruler of the known universe, isn’t playing ball.

Flanagan and his crew have seen this before, of course, but since they’ve learned a few tricks from the bad old days (being particularly bad if you happen to have been one of the myriad sons or daughters the Cheo let die rathe…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781841496207
ISBN-10:1841496200
Author:Philip Palmer
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Orbit
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:512
Release Date:30 September 2008
Weight:258g
Dimensions:181mm x 159mm x 34mm
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Critics Review

So crammed with startling ideas, scintillating prose, incredible aliens and plot twists that it evokes wonder and admiration … A debut of rare accomplishment - Guardian

A great innovative work. Palmer clearly knows his sci-fi - Starburst

Relentlessly energetic … one of those rare books that holds your focus on every page - SFRevu.com

A hugely ambitious space opera by a first-time novelist that certainly doesn’t skimp on big ideas - SFX

About The Author

Philip Palmer

Philip Palmer is a film and television writer and producer who also writes for radio and theatre. He teaches screenwriting at Leeds Metropolitan University and runs a television drama series course in Brighton for Lighthouse.

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