Disgraced Return of the Kap's Needle

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Disgraced Return of the Kap's Needle

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⭐ Debut Novella

Classification: Novella

Categories: 👽 Science Fiction, Deep Space, Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense

Format:Paperback
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Twenty years ago, the generation ship Kap’s Needle left Earth to settle a new world. It all went wrong. Now, two years into a desperate return trip, the ship’s biospheres are collapsing and oxygen is nearly depleted. Life Support Manager Reva is now little more than a tax collector—deciding who gets to breathe. When Captain Horvat launches a corruption purge to cover his own failures, Reva knows she’s next. To protect her son, she must do the unthinkable: trust First Officer Hannah, the woman who ruined her life, and help bring down the captain, no matter how many innocent lives it costs.

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“A future vision as dark and compelling as the spaces between the stars.” —Gareth L. Powell, author of Future's Edge and Embers of War

 "Disgraced Return of the Kap's Needle is a space opera filled with secrets and revelations, hope and addiction, the grief and struggle of a mother trying to save her fractured family." —Ai Jiang, Nebula and Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Linghun

"Treachery and grief simmer below the surface, threatening one woman’s sanity and the future of her crew in this deeply personal space noir from rising star Renan Bernardo." —Jendia Gammon, Nebula and BSFA Award finalist author of ATACAMA and The Shadow Galaxy

"Twisted schemes and shifting loyalties abound in Disgraced Return of The Kap’s Needle, and as with its morally grey characters, much more lies beneath the surface. Bernardo’s timely tale is an affecting and thought-provoking science fictional allegory about the current state of humanity itself, and how dire straits lead us to extremes of both cruelty and compassion." —Victor Manibo, author of The Sleepless and Escape Velocity

Product Details

Author: Renan Bernardo

Cover Artist: Olly Jeavons

Audiobook Narrator: Jessica Gurd

Publish Date: ‎April 29, 2025

Format: Paperback

Language: ‎English

ISBN: 9781958598740

Pages:

Dimensions: 5 in. | 8 in.

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The Author

Renan Bernardo is a Nebula and Ignyte finalist author of science fiction and fantasy from Brazil. His fiction appeared in Reactor/Tor.com, Clarkesworld, Apex Magazine, Podcastle, Escape Pod, Daily Science Fiction, and others. He writes from secondary world fantasy to dark science fiction, and he enjoys the intersection of climate narratives with science, technology, and the human relations inherent to it. His solarpunk/clifi short fiction collection, Different Kinds of Defiance, was published in 2024. His dark sci-fi novella, Disgraced Return of the Kap’s Needle, is upcoming by Dark Matter Ink.

The Cover Artist

Olly Jeavons is a UK-based artist, illustrator, and creator.

The Narrator

Jessica Gurd is a voice-over artist, illustrator, and seasoned audiobook producer with a passion for sci-fi and fantasy storytelling.

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