Hel's Eight

The Factus Sequence, Book 2

By: Stark Holborn

Narrated by: Petrea Burchard, Nicol Zanzarella

Ten Low and her ragtag comrades take on an ultra-rich tycoon who owns entire planets in this high-octane clash of law and lawlessness across the stars, for fans of Gideon the Ninth, Anne Leckie and Becky Chambers.

Who controls the future, controls it all …

Ten “Doc” Low is a medic with a dark past, riding the wastes of the desert moon Factus, dispensing medicine to the needy and death to those who cross the laws of the mysterious Seekers. Cursed by otherworldly forces, she stays alone to keep herself safe, and to keep others safe from her …

But when she experiences a terrifying vision of conflict and the deaths of those she once called friends, she must drag herself back to the land of the living to stop a war before it begins. With rebellion brewing, the Accord’s grip on the Outer Moons weakening and a sinister tycoon buying up all land in sight, Ten must find allies where she can and face the past in order to save the future. The cost will be greater than she could ever have imagined …

A wild, adrenaline-packed, whip-smart crash of storytelling and shoot-outs, ideal for fans of Becky Chambers’ Wayfarers and Alex White’s Salvagers.

©2023 Stark Holborn (P)2024 Blackstone Publishing

Fantastic from start to finish

The series is gripping, fast paced and unique. Such a vivid picture is painted of the universe Ten Low & her allies occupy, I can literally visualize each scene playing out like a film. The characters are extreme & complex but real and relatable. The plot is nothing as boring as good vs evil, heroes vs villains. The author gives us disturbingly flawed people surviving a violently broken system, achingly good intentions and devastatingly bad decisions. I love how they write characters who are equal parts dangerous and empathetic. I would expect nothing less from a pseudonym like Stark Fairweather Holborn. I’m so intrigued & can’t wait to see where the story goes in the 3rd book.