The Breakers of Zantium

A cozy sci-fi adventure featuring snappy banter, a slow-burn "will-they-won't-they" romance, and a battered spaceship that just might become home.

Captain Stella Maris thought solving a murder would be the hardest part of inheriting the battered cargo ship Albatross.

She was wrong.

With the ship's ageing central core failing and no replacements having been manufactured for decades, the crew have only one hope: the legendary planet of Zantium, where dead ships are stripped for parts and nothing of value is ever wasted.

But the only compatible C-class core lies inside the wreck of a long-forgotten starship, and Stella isn't the only one who wants it. As soon as she starts asking questions, rival salvagers emerge from the shadows. Suddenly, recovering the core becomes the least dangerous part of the job.

As the legal noose tightens around the Albatross from afar, Stella must recover the core, save her ship, and keep her crew together before someone makes sure she never leaves Zantium at all.