![]() Holborn handles Low’s narration with skill, creating an immersive world. After witnessing a spaceship crash, she rescues teenaged general Gabriella Ortiz from the wreckage… They strike a deal and set off to find a ship, evading bandits, military assassins, and other dangers along the way. Haunted by a dark secret from her past, the last thing Low wants is to draw the attention of the authorities. In the aftermath of interstellar war, veteran medic and ex-con Ten Low works as a rough-and-ready doctor on Factus, a remote planet of desert and scrub. Holborn ( Triggernometry) delivers a crisply written space western brimming with hard living, villainy, and the search for redemption. Perhaps the most interesting was Stark Holborn’s latest Ten Low, which The Book Beard calls “stunning… gritty, intriguing sci-fi/ Western brilliance.” Here’s a snippet from Publisher’s Weekly‘s warm review. As I wandered through the well-stocked science fiction section of Barnes & Noble last Saturday I found no less than four new releases that insisted on coming home with me. ![]() ![]() But you know what? Nothing beats a trip to the bookstore. I spend a lot of time browsing new releases online. ![]() Ten Low by Stark Holborn (Titan Books, June 2021). ![]()
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