I’m very pleased to welcome the Escapist Book Tour for Herman Steuernagel’s Eclipse to The Irresponsible Reader this morning! People have been talking about this book on the tour for a few days now, and you’re going to want to take a peek at what they’ve been saying—check out the details in the graphic below. But today’s my turn, so what do I have in store? In addition to this little spotlight post, I’ve got an excerpt from the novel, a Q&A with the author, I’m even going to work in a Friday 56 post with this Tour Stop, and then I’ll post my take on the novel, too. (I’ll update with links throughout the day for those of you who don’t follow this blog). Let’s start by learning a little about this book, okay?
Book Details:
Book Title: Eclipse by Herman Steuernagel
Series: Fractured Orbit
Publisher: The Fourth Media
Release date: February 7, 2023
Format: Hardcover/Paperback/Ebook
Length: 300 pages
Genre: Science Fiction
Intended Age Group: Adult
About the Book
When lies crumble, two lives and an entire civilization teeter on the brink of destruction…
Django had everything he ever wanted… now he’s lost it all.
When Django uncovered an unexpected truth, he didn’t know it would end the lives of nearly everyone he cares about. Left only with his sister, his best friend and an uncle who has some unhinged ideas about what might exist outside of the space station Eclipse, he must follow the truth where it leads – even if it leaves him with nothing.
Mikka can’t escape her dubious past… and now must answer for past sins.
Mikka thought she had left her life as a notorious space pirate behind to care for her ailing mother, but the past comes knocking after her ship, the Redemption, answers a cryptic distress call.
Forced to face a deal she made with the devil years ago, Mikka has no choice but to step back into her old life and make another hesitant pact… with an eccentric pirate.
Django and Mikka’s paths collide as they embark on a journey that will shape the fate of a civilization built on half-truths and the backs of others. Rumors of civil war circulate through the Syndicate’s orbital empire, catching both Django and Mikka in the crossfire — where the stakes are far higher than they realize.
Neither is prepared. Neither is willing. But they will no longer be able to ignore the truth.
Perfect for fans of Red Rising, Star Trek and Firefly, ECLIPSE is filled with unwilling heroes, a hidden world, likeable characters, space pirates, a path of discovery and a road to redemption.
See Also:
Dirty Little Secret • Why is the Rum Always Gone? • Sympathy for the Devil
Book Links
Eclipse will be on sale for $0.99 on Amazon and BookBub for the week of the tour, Sept. 3 – 9!
About the Author
Herman Steuernagel is a science fiction and fantasy author. His internationally best-selling debut Lies the Guardians Tell reached the top of the science fiction charts on multiple retailers in the U.K., Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Herman grew up with a love of story and science fiction, watching Star Trek: The Next Generation with his father. As a teenager he fell in love with The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks, and The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan.
His currently published works are dystopian science fiction that highlight the struggle between humanity and the technology we keep, as well as the motivations that keep us fighting with each other.
Herman currently lives in British Columbia, Canada, While he’s not working on his next book he can be found cycling, running and dreaming up new worlds.
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My thanks to Escapist Book Tours for the invitation to participate in this tour and the materials (including the novel) they provided. The opinions expressed by me are honest and my own.
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