Club Contango
Club Contango

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Club Contango

$17.99

The Tracerverse Series

Author: Eliane Boey

⭐ Debut Novel

Classification: Novel

Categories: 👽 Science Fiction, Crime, Mystery, Suspense, Deep Space, Cyberpunk, and Psychological

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It’s the twilight of the twenty-first century, and perpetual failure Connie Lam is barely scraping by as a low-level Contractor on a distant asteroid station called Freeport, a retrofuturistic cosmopolis known for its glitzy nightlife and glamorous wealth. But behind the fizzy cocktails and shiny gold veneer, a revolution is brewing. Trapped between two worlds, Connie must find new ways to stay afloat financially, and concoct new schemes to avoid deportation. But when her former business partner is found dead, coin becomes the least of her concerns. Now she’s hustling to save her life.

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"Club Contango is an increasingly rare thing: science fiction with both a brain and a heart. With this worthy follow-up to last year's Other Minds, Boey shows that she's one to watch." —Edward Ashton, author of Mickey7 and Antimatter Blues

"Eliane Boey is set to immerse readers in a world full of intensity, yearning, and moody beauty, and the human spirit finding its way despite the all-consuming grind of hypercapitalism. Club Contango will make you hear faraway music and see the glimmer of distant neon." —Samit Basu, author of The City Inside

"With fully-realized worldbuilding and kinetic prose, Club Contango is a dazzling cyberpunk tale that will grab you by the heart and won't let go. Full of twists, thrills, and the coolest characters I've read in a long time, this is an assured debut from Boey, and you can bet I'll be reading anything she comes out with next." —Victor Manibo, author of Escape Velocity

"Heartfelt characters, imaginative worldbuilding, and a unique yet eerily plausible vision of the future." —Lincoln Michel, author of The Body Scout

"A crackling, nostalgic cyber-noir, brimming with voice and atmosphere. A future lost in time for a generation still looking for a home." —Aubrey Wood, author of Bang Bang Bodhisattva

Product Details

Author: Eliane Boey

Cover Artist: Nickolej Villiger

Audiobook Narrator: Valory Pierce

Publish Date: ‎December 10, 2024

Format: Paperback

Language: ‎English

ISBN: 9781958598573

Pages: 284

Dimensions: 5.5 in. | 8.5 in.

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Timothy Miller
Anti-capitalist themes in a sci-fi/noir setting

While Club Contango is most easily pitched as a "cyberpunk" story, it feels like a combination across a couple of genres, mixing an almost noir feel with an openly science-fiction setting. Elaine Boey does still focus on cyberpunk's anti-corporate roots, though, pitting Connie and her friends and found family against overtly capitalist forces whose greed is an ongoing threat to the protagonists.I'll admit that Club Contango wasn't the most gripping read for me at points; the story feels like a slow burn overall, possibly too slow, particularly in the early going. It was definitely enjoyable, though, and I'm glad I had the chance to be an advance reader. I'll be keeping an eye open for Boey's future works!

The Author

Eliane Boey is a writer of speculative fiction, with stories in Clarkesworld, the Penn Review, Galaxy, Solarpunk, and others. She is a member of the SFWA and BFS. Her latest book is Club Contango, a space-set murder mystery. Her previous work, Other Minds, is a duology of cyberpunk and space horror novellas. Eliane read Philosophy at the University of St Andrews, and Interdisciplinary Humanities at New York University. She also has a business degree from SMU in Singapore, which was probably what got her a job at all. She has a working knowledge of bulk cargo ships and ports, which continues to inspire her writing. Eliane lives in Singapore.

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The Cover Artist

Nickolej Villiger is a cartoonist and musician residing in Lethbridge, Alberta (Canada). Nickolej spends most of his time in silo drawing comic books and writing music. Some of which he hopes to unveil to the public before he kicks the bucket.

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The Narrator

Valory Pierce is a bilingual Asian-American actress. From a young age, her desire to perform and entertain stemmed from her love of reenacting scenes from late night TVB dramas and animation shows she grew up watching. While taking theatre classes in 2011, she fell in love with film acting and hasn’t looked back since. In 2016, she made her voiceover debut in the anime SKIP BEAT! directed by Taliesin Jaffe (Critical Role). She made her video game debut as “Tanina” in HoYoverse’s globally popular online game GENSHIN IMPACT. She has worked on PATH TO NOWHERE (2022) as the original English voice of Cassia, DIESEL LEGACY: The Brazen Age (2024) as Eleanora, VIKING RISE (2023) as Varka and Cecia, DIGIMON ADVENTURE film (Sound Cadence Dub), DIGIMON ADVENTURE: OUR WAR GAME! (Sound Cadence Dub), HERO INSIDE (2024) as Skull Crusher airing on Cartoon Network UK, POLLIWOG (2024) as Idra by Chimera Bunny Animations, GREY HERITAGE: Noble Duty (2025) as Rachel, ATLANTIS ROCKS (2024) as Jenn & Talk Show Host by Coty Galloway alongside Phil LaMarr and Tara Strong.

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