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  • Cascade Failure

  • A Novel
  • By: L. M. Sagas
  • Narrated by: Torian Brackett
  • Length: 14 hrs and 14 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (6 ratings)

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Cascade Failure

By: L. M. Sagas
Narrated by: Torian Brackett
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Summary

"Narrator Torian Brackett contrasts a tranquil delivery of narrative with Jal's wariness, Eoan's mix of coyness and kindness, Saint's façade of crankiness, and Nash's quirky practicality. They're a prickly and heartwarming found family amid the whizbang of outer space."—AudioFile

L. M. Sagas's debut, Cascade Failure, is a high-octane, sci-fi adventure blending J. S. Dewes's Divide series with Firefly. It features a fierce, messy, chaotic space family, vibrant worlds, and an exploration of the many ways to be—and not to be—human.

Most Anticipated Books of 2024—Goodreads, Polygon, The Nerd Daily

There are only three real powers in the Spiral: the corporate power of the Trust versus the Union's labor's leverage. Between them the Guild tries to keep everyone's hands above the table. It ain't easy.

Branded a Guild deserter, Jal "accidentally" lands a ride on a Guild ship. Helmed by an AI, with a ship's engineer/medic who doesn't see much of a difference between the two jobs, and a "don't make me shoot you" XO, the Guild crew of the Ambit is a little . . . different.

They're also in over their heads. Responding to a distress call from an abandoned planet, they find a mass grave, and a live programmer who knows how it happened. The Trust has plans. This isn't the first dead planet, and it's not going to be the last.

Unless the crew of the Ambit can stop it.

Ambit's Run series

Cascade Failure

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books.

©2024 L. M. Sagas (P)2024 Macmillan Audio
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Critic reviews

Rapid-fire adventures spiked with army jargon and balanced with touching resolutions of personal conflicts keep the pages turning. Add in a charming found family—and even a space-faring cat—and this spirited space opera is a resounding success.”—Publishers Weekly

An epic quest . . .with sacrifice, revenge and the consequences thereof, what really constitutes ‘doing the right thing,’ and friendships forged, broken, and reforged—an entertaining beginning for a series.”—Booklist

Cascade Failure is an emotional and fun ride that you won't want to end. I loved this book!”—Mur Lafferty, author and Hugo Award-winning podcaster of Escape Pod

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Like a warm sci-fi hug

This is what I thought 'The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet' was going to be. Well developed and nuanced characters, great dialogue and never feels rushed even when the plot picks up pace.

Narrator does a brilliant job, with the exception of an absolutely jarring English accent. So bad that I stopped listening a few times. The story is great though so I had to create my own headcanon to explain away the terrible accent as a divergence due to the far future setting

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