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A Trader's Tale from the Golden Age of the Solar Clipper : Book 1

When Ishmael Wang is orphaned by a flitter crash, he must make some hard decisions about how to survive in a Company-owned universe. With limited time and fewer options, he lands a job as the newest hand on the Solar Clipper Lois McKendrick and learns there's more to life than making coffee. Join Ish, Pip, Big Bad Bev, and the rest of the Lois McKendrick's crew as they sail the galaxy in search of profitable trade.For more information on the book and the Golden Age, see http://www.durandus.com/golden

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By: Tasarran
Awesome book! If someone had given me a synopsis before I downloaded it, I doubt I would have thought I'd be interested. I'm glad I gave it a chance. Just goes to show that a sci-fi book about a spaceship doesn't need to have aliens, wierd artifacts, supernatural crossovers, or any of the typical tired sci-fi tropes. Excellent story, characters you care about changing and growing, and a universe just detailed enough to catch interest without becoming the center of the story. I say it again, because it bears repeating: Awesome book!

By: Nathan
Thanks, Ken. The next book in the Ishmael Wang saga should be out this summer. I feel like I have to apologize for only putting out one book last year, but like almost everybody else, the Day Job became all consuming. Summer's coming, tho, and - with any luck - (cue David Bowie) There'll be Dancin' in the Streets!

By: Ken McLaughlin
Nathan is such a well crafted story teller that he wraps you with-in a well developed story of sorrow, courage and self discovery. Upon finishing one book had to move on and one till all books of the story had been completed leaving me still wanting more. Even in such a busy world such as Los Angeles that I live in Nathan's stories made me slow down and stop to pay attention to the sailors tale among the stars.

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