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Disgraced Return of the Kap's Needle
Author: Renan Bernardo
⭐ Debut Novella
Classification: Novella
Categories: 👽 Science Fiction, Space Opera, Space Exploration, Deep Space, Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense
In 2144 AD, 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 Torres, the woman who ruined her life, and help bring down the captain no matter how many innocent lives it costs. BONUS CONTENT includes two short stories by the author: "A Lifeline of Silk" and "Callis Praedictionem."
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Author: Renan Bernardo
⭐ Debut Novella
Classification: Novella
Categories: 👽 Science Fiction, Space Opera, Space Exploration, Deep Space, Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense
In 2144 AD, 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 Torres, the woman who ruined her life, and help bring down the captain no matter how many innocent lives it costs. BONUS CONTENT includes two short stories by the author: "A Lifeline of Silk" and "Callis Praedictionem."
🏷️ Also available at the following online retailers: Amazon — Barnes & Noble — — Bookshop.org — — IndieBound — — Walmart —
📚 Add Disgraced Return of the Kap's Needle to your reading list: Goodreads — StoryGraph

Author: Renan Bernardo
⭐ Debut Novella
Classification: Novella
Categories: 👽 Science Fiction, Space Opera, Space Exploration, Deep Space, Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense
In 2144 AD, 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 Torres, the woman who ruined her life, and help bring down the captain no matter how many innocent lives it costs. BONUS CONTENT includes two short stories by the author: "A Lifeline of Silk" and "Callis Praedictionem."
🏷️ Also available at the following online retailers: Amazon — Barnes & Noble — — Bookshop.org — — IndieBound — — Walmart —
📚 Add Disgraced Return of the Kap's Needle to your reading list: Goodreads — StoryGraph
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: 142
Dimensions: 5 in. | 8 in.

The Author
Renan Bernardo is a Nebula and Ignyte Award finalist author of science fiction and fantasy from Brazil. His fiction has appeared in Reactor/Tor.com, Clarkesworld, Apex Magazine, Escape Pod, and elsewhere. His solarpunk/cli-fi short fiction collection, Different Kinds of Defiance, was published in 2024. He’s had stories recommended by Locus, longlisted for the BSFA, and published in several languages.

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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