Methuselah

By Ron Stieger

In the distant future, interstellar travel and brain emulations are common. Dinosaurs have been brought back from extinction. New religions are flourishing. But something dangerous is lurking in the depths of space: pirates!

When a mysterious pirate named Phoenix hunts a treasure more precious, and more dangerous, than any other, everyone in the Olympia system must choose sides. Herne Sutherland, a dinosaur hunter on a peaceful pilgrimage. Sybil Vargas, a skilled hacker trying to outrun her past misdeeds. Methuselah, an em engineer along for the ride. All must decide how far they will go to protect the relic and, possibly, the human race.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Space Pirate Press
• Release date: Sep 18, 2016
• ISBN: 9780997899917

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