Linesman
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4.4 • 46 Ratings
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- $3.99
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- $3.99
Publisher Description
First in a brand new thought-provoking science fiction series.
The lines. No ship can traverse the void without them. Only linesmen can work with them. But only Ean Lambert hears their song. And everyone thinks he’s crazy…
Most slum kids never go far, certainly not becoming a level-ten linesman like Ean. Even if he’s part of a small, and unethical, cartel, and the other linesmen disdain his self-taught methods, he’s certified and working.
Then a mysterious alien ship is discovered at the edges of the galaxy. Each of the major galactic powers is desperate to be the first to uncover the ship’s secrets, but all they’ve learned is that it has the familiar lines of energy—and a defense system that, once triggered, annihilates everything in a 200 kilometer radius.
The vessel threatens any linesman who dares to approach it, except Ean. His unique talents may be the key to understanding this alarming new force—and reconfiguring the relationship between humans and the ships that serve them, forever.
Customer Reviews
Hard to put down coming of age Space Opera
A small main cast makes this story fast & entertaining. A civilization based on found, but not understood, alien technology, initially discovered by a girl who claims it it alive. No one believes her, but the technology becomes the foundations of civilization. Hundreds of years later a poor orphan believes the same thing & is ridiculed, but his repairs are better & last longer than more traditional linesman working with the alien tech. With Galactic War breaking out, will the heroes love of this "living tech" be enough to prevent a war? Or will his "insane notions" infect the linesman keeping the Galaxy from falling into a new dark age?