Galaxy Blues by Alan Steele
Expelled from the Union Astronautica space fleet and facing charges of grand theft, Jules Truffant agrees to sign up as shuttle pilot aboard the freighter Pride of Cucamonga in exchange for amnesty. After botching Pride's mission to RhoCorenae and upsetting an alien culture in the process, Jules must take part in a voyage across the galaxy to place a probe squarely in the path of a black hole as it plows through an inhabited star system.
BONUS AUDIO: In an exclusive introduction, author Allen Steele explains why he needed to bring a lighter tone to Galaxy Blues.
Allen Steele began his career as a journalist covering the space program before moving on to write speculative fiction. Allen's first novel, Orbital Decay, was named Best First Novel of the Year by Locus, and he was nominated for the John W. Campbell Award twice. The Campbell Award is given to a person who has made He also began writing for science fiction periodicals and selling his work to them. He has won three Hugo awards for short fiction (1996, 1998, and 2010) and is a frequent Nebula nominee. He and his DJ wife Linda now live in Whately, Massachusetts.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780441016983 |
| ISBN 10 | 0441016987 |
| Title | Galaxy Blues |
| Author | Alan Steele |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2009-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 287 |
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