SONG OF SCARABAEUS, Sara Creasy

Sara Creasy's fabulous debut novel, SONG OF SCARABAEUS, is out now!

Trained since childhood in advanced biocyph seed technology by the all-powerful Crib empire, Edie's mission is to terraform alien worlds while her masters bleed the outlawed Fringe populations dry. When renegade mercenaries kidnap Edie, she's not entirely sure it's a bad thing . . . until they leash her to a bodyguard, Finn—a former freedom fighter-turned-slave, beaten down but never broken. If Edie strays from Finn's side, he dies. If she doesn't cooperate, the pirates will kill them both.

But Edie's abilities far surpass anything her enemies imagine. And now, with Finn as her only ally as the merciless Crib closes in, she'll have to prove it or die on the site of her only failure . . . a world called Scarabaeus.

We're not the only ones excited about this new sf debut:

“This brilliantly conceived debut heralds a significant new talent....Creasy’s convincing scientific speculation, appealing characterizations, and eerie alien landscapes make this science fiction romance deeply satisfying.”   — Publishers Weekly (starred review) “A powerful debut…gripping characterization, non-stop action, fascinating biological speculation, and a dash of romance. Don’t miss it!”   — Linnea Sinclair “Traditionally, readers of fantasy are looking for well-developed characters while SF fans want plot and action. Song of Scarabaeus definitely has both going for it.”   — Robin Hobb “The tension never lets up, both in the action and between the characters, from the first page to the last.”  — Trudi Canavan “Sara Creasy is a new writer to watch, and Song of Scarabaeus is a novel to read and enjoy. ... The biological speculation rings with truth and possibility, the terraforming-gone-wrong creates an environment of delicious creepiness, and Creasy’s imaginatively-constructed universe draws the reader in, to follow Edie and Finn’s quest for freedom.”   — Vonda N. McIntyre Browse inside SONG OF SCARABAEUS here.   -- Diana

Comments

[Melissa (My World...in words and pages)]

Just wanted to wish Sara the best of luck with this book. It sounds like an amazing read. I'm going to have to add it to the list to get here in the future.

[Tanja]

I bought this book because of the sneak peek link I received via the Eos e-newsletter, and only after reading the first 3 chapters. Let me tell you -- if I'd seen the book first at the bookstore, I would NOT have bought it. The cover art is that awful! Yes, I do judge some books by their covers; particularly new authors, and when something is marketed as character driven scifi or fantasy. This cover with the apparently subservient kneeling woman hanging on to the legs of some gun-toting muscleman would have turned me away from picking up what is actually appearing to be an intriguing scifi story (so far); and maybe not another one of those ridiculous erotic romance novels with "the angry kick-ass heroine and her hunky bad-guy sidekick who is really her soul-mate" masquerading as well-written character-driven scifi (granted, I'm only about a quarter of the way through so I may yet be disappointed...but I hope not). In any case, I really hope that your art and marketing departments go in a different direction with the next book cover illustration for Sara Creasy! I'm already looking forward to reading her next effort...as long as it's not a romance novel! :)

[Jordan 1]

One song can spark a moment. That sure is a beautiful song.