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ATDrake · 03-02-2017, 03:19 AM

Code of Conduct by Kristine Smith (ISFDB, Wikipedia), who as it turns out, is not actually a penname for Kristine Kathryn Rusch as I'd somehow gotten the mistaken impression, is the 1st novel in her Jani Kilian Chronicles series of far-future science fiction thrillers with MilSF and political intrigue elements starring a disgraced former captain turned fugitive cyborg (apparently, she was secretly rebuilt The Six Million Dollar Man-style), this installment a murder mystery-ish one bringing her back to the Commonwealth she fled, in order to help find the killer of the wife of a former lover who managed to track her down, free for a limited time courtesy of the author herself via backlist author re-publishing consortium Book View Café, which is e-printing it from its 1999 edition originally out from Avon's Eos imprint.

ISFDB says that this made it to 4th place in the Locus Award for Best First Novel, and was probably one of the qualifying works which influenced her 2001 win for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.

Currently free, probably just throughout March @ the BVC catalogue page (DRM-free ePub & Mobi available worldwide; requires filling out billing address and valid email, but no account signup or payment info)

ETA: the author has generously extended the freebie-ization to the regular catalogue listings @ B&N, Kobo & iTunes (both available to Canadians). Price-drop-check linkage for Amazon, in case they match.

Don't forget to check out the other discounted works available on the BVC's monthly specials page and perhaps discover a new author via their sporadically rotated free fiction page, which sometimes hosts downloadable copies.

Description
Captain Jani Kilian’s life should have ended in front of a firing squad.

Instead, she evaded battlefield justice by dying in a transport crash. End of story, according to official Commonwealth Service records.

But doctors repaired her in secret, using the most advanced Service Medical technologies available, or so they assured her.

In the last days of the idomeni civil war, she escaped their homeworld of Shera, and spent the next 18 years on the run.

But someone like Jani leaves a trail no matter how hard they try to hide it, and she soon learns the Service hunt for her never ended. When Interior Minister Evan van Reuter, her former lover, tracks her down and begs her help in finding his wife’s killer, she has no choice but to agree.

The search takes her to the Commonwealth capital of Chicago, a hotbed of political intrigue as dangerous as any warzone. As the danger mounts, so do Jani’s struggles. Her rebuilt body is breaking down, and memories long suppressed are flooding back. Of one horrible night 18 years ago, and the gut-wrenching decision that changed her life forever.

03-02-2017, 03:19 AM	#1
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Free (DRM-free) Code of Conduct by Kristine Smith [Award-Nom Cyborg Sci-Fi Mystery] Code of Conduct by Kristine Smith (ISFDB, Wikipedia), who as it turns out, is not actually a penname for Kristine Kathryn Rusch as I'd somehow gotten the mistaken impression, is the 1st novel in her Jani Kilian Chronicles series of far-future science fiction thrillers with MilSF and political intrigue elements starring a disgraced former captain turned fugitive cyborg (apparently, she was secretly rebuilt The Six Million Dollar Man-style), this installment a murder mystery-ish one bringing her back to the Commonwealth she fled, in order to help find the killer of the wife of a former lover who managed to track her down, free for a limited time courtesy of the author herself via backlist author re-publishing consortium Book View Café, which is e-printing it from its 1999 edition originally out from Avon's Eos imprint. ISFDB says that this made it to 4th place in the Locus Award for Best First Novel, and was probably one of the qualifying works which influenced her 2001 win for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Currently free, probably just throughout March @ the BVC catalogue page (DRM-free ePub & Mobi available worldwide; requires filling out billing address and valid email, but no account signup or payment info) ETA: the author has generously extended the freebie-ization to the regular catalogue listings @ B&N, Kobo & iTunes (both available to Canadians). Price-drop-check linkage for Amazon, in case they match. Don't forget to check out the other discounted works available on the BVC's monthly specials page and perhaps discover a new author via their sporadically rotated free fiction page, which sometimes hosts downloadable copies. Description Captain Jani Kilian’s life should have ended in front of a firing squad. Instead, she evaded battlefield justice by dying in a transport crash. End of story, according to official Commonwealth Service records. But doctors repaired her in secret, using the most advanced Service Medical technologies available, or so they assured her. In the last days of the idomeni civil war, she escaped their homeworld of Shera, and spent the next 18 years on the run. But someone like Jani leaves a trail no matter how hard they try to hide it, and she soon learns the Service hunt for her never ended. When Interior Minister Evan van Reuter, her former lover, tracks her down and begs her help in finding his wife’s killer, she has no choice but to agree. The search takes her to the Commonwealth capital of Chicago, a hotbed of political intrigue as dangerous as any warzone. As the danger mounts, so do Jani’s struggles. Her rebuilt body is breaking down, and memories long suppressed are flooding back. Of one horrible night 18 years ago, and the gut-wrenching decision that changed her life forever. Last edited by ATDrake; 03-02-2017 at 12:41 PM.