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Suspended in the Stars

by E. A. Hendryx

A hidden identity amid galactic intrigue

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A hidden identity amid galactic intrigue

Talie Zarna’s life aboard the circus spaceship Midway depends on keeping her identity concealed. When she shelters Renner Cartha, a fugitive former royal guard carrying evidence of a political assassination, that refuge becomes entangled with a struggle over power in the Xerus Galaxy. The story brings together the traveling-circus setting, a mission to reach the governing council, and an underground resistance opposing change-resistant authority. Talie’s choices are tied both to the identity she has kept hidden and to what she is willing to risk for the galaxy—and for her relationship with Renner. The opening volume of the Xerus Galaxy Saga combines young adult space opera, romance, and political conflict.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in science-fiction adventures set among the stars.
  • Readers who enjoy romantic space opera with political intrigue and resistance movements.
  • Fans of stories involving secret identities and traveling circus settings.

Themes

Hidden identityPolitical corruption and resistanceLove and personal sacrificeBelonging and duty

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Book overview

A girl in hiding. A boy on the run. The fate of the galaxy between them.

When Talie Zarna is forced to hide rogue soldier, Renner Cartha, her life isn't the only thing threatened. Living as the famed Soaring Staress on the circus spaceship Midway masks her true identity, but Renner's very presence threatens to draw unwanted attention.

 

As a former royal guard, Renner holds secrets of his own. Like evidence of a political assassination he is on a mission to deliver to the Xerus Galaxy's governing council. Renner's flirtatious confidence is at odds with the seriousness of his mission, but when his former guard captain, Jas Uli-Tai, discovers him hiding among the circus performers, Talie risks everything she's come to cherish-going so far as to leave the safety of the Phenomena circus-to do what is right.

 

With Jas closing in at every turn, Talie and Renner come close to finding the High Council only to discover corruption at its core. Their only option for escape is a cocky smuggler who's not quite what he seems and an underground resistance group called The Rising that's fighting for change in the galaxy.

 

Faced with the weight of her true identity and the cost of embracing it, Talie must decide if she is willing to give up everything for the sake of saving the Galaxy, even if that means giving up the boy she loves.

 

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Suspended in the Stars is the first book in the Xerus Galaxy Saga. It is a no spice romantic space opera perfect for fans of The Lunar Chronicles, The Starboard Trilogy, and The Illuminae Files.

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