The Dangerous Type: In the Wake of the Templars, Book One

Description

Set in the wake of a galaxy wide war and the destruction of a human empire, The Dangerous Type follows the awakening of one of the galaxies most dangerous assassins and her quest for vengeance. Entombed for twenty years, Reana has been found and released. Thallian has been on the lam for the last fifteen years; a wanted war criminal whose entire family has been hunted down and murdered for their role in the galaxy wide genocide of the Templars. His name is the first on Reana's list, as he's the one that enslaved her, made her his assassin, and ultimate put her in a tomb. But Thallian is willing to risk everything-including his army of cloned sons-to capture her. Now it's a race to see who kills who first. Alternatively, Gaven has spent the last twenty years trying to forget about Reana, who he once saved and then lost to the clutches of Thallian. Reana's adopted sister, Ariel, has been running from the truth: the one about Reana, about her and Gavin, and doesn't know if she'll be able to face either of them. The Dangerous Type, a mix of military science fiction and an adventurous space opera that grabs you from the first pages and doesn't let go. Along with a supporting cast of smugglers, black market doctors, and other ner-do-wells sprawled across a galaxy brimming with alien life, The Dangerous Type is a fantastic beginning to Loren Roads' epic trilogy. An io9's Science Fiction Must-Read A B&N Bookseller's Pick "Rhoads takes the best elements of Star Wars and makes them dark, gritty, and real; then mates them with Guardians of the Galaxy and Firefly to create a kick-ass and totally original love child. A must-read!" - Dana Fredsti, author of the Ashley Parker: Plague World series "Rhoads brings the style of grimdark fantasy to space opera." - Publishers Weekly "The story really takes off and races towards one of the more satisfying conclusions I've come across in years." - Beauty in Ruins "Spanning dozens of solar systems and thousands of light years, this military-flavored space opera, which launched with Dangerous Type is sure to please David Weber and Joel Shepherd fans." - Library Journal

Loren Rhoads is the author of Morbid Curiosity Cures the Blues, Wish You Were Here: Adventures in Cemetery Travel, co-author (with Brian Thomas) of the novel As Above, So Below, and editor of The Haunted Mansion Project: Year Two. She was the editor of the cult nonfiction magazine Morbid Curiosity for ten years and runs the website CemeteryTravel.com, where she blogs about graveyards as tourist destinations. Rhoads resides in San Francisco, California.

Praise for the In the Wake of the Templars Series "This military flavored space opera is sure to please David Weber and Joel Shepherd fans." Library Journal "Dark and brutal. . . well-choreographed action. . . an SF trilogy that seems determined to bring the style of grimdark fantasy to space opera." Publishers Weekly "Completely lives up to its 'adventurous space opera' billing, complete with aliens, clones, double-crosses, sacrifices, daring rescues, and galaxy-spanning action. . . one of the more satisfying conclusions I've come across in years." Beauty in Ruins "The Dangerous Type is pure pulp. . .and damn it if it doesn't work well in that category." Fantasy Review Barn "The perfect science fiction novel to give to your friend who loves to read hot and heavy romances. . .In fact, things got so steamy in this novel I began to feel dirty just from reading it." The Qwillery Praise for the In the Wake of the Templars Series "This military flavored space opera is sure to please David Weber and Joel Shepherd fans." Library Journal "Dark and brutal. . . well-choreographed action. . . an SF trilogy that seems determined to bring the style of grimdark fantasy to space opera." Publishers Weekly "Completely lives up to its 'adventurous space opera' billing, complete with aliens, clones, double-crosses, sacrifices, daring rescues, and galaxy-spanning action. . . one of the more satisfying conclusions I've come across in years." Beauty in Ruins "The Dangerous Type is pure pulp. . .and damn it if it doesn't work well in that category." Fantasy Review Barn "The perfect science fiction novel to give to your friend who loves to read hot and heavy romances. . .In fact, things got so steamy in this novel I began to feel dirty just from reading it." The Qwillery