SAMANTHA

TANO

SCIENCE-FICTION AUTHOR

COMING SOON

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COMING SOON ~


In the Valley, a Shadow

An action-packed sci-fi western tale of revenge, love, and identity.

The frontier planet Celestine, millennia from now. It was supposed to be the furthest Alix, a transgender pilot, could get from the Xypha Corporation, that all-consuming entity at the heart of humanity’s interstellar expansion.

After the Xypha forward station arrives in orbit, Alix, finds herself out of work and her ship grounded. She’ll do anything to pay off her mounting debts so she can fly again—even if it means killing for the meanest crime boss in the Isidis Valley.

As Xypha’s influence grows, Alix is trapped in a web of betrayal and politics that threatens more than just her life.

Armed with a pair of Plasveld-7s, a sharp wit, and with the love of her life by her side, Alix embarks on a deadly path across the valley. Can she flee Xypha’s creeping shadow, or is it time to stop running and stand her ground?


ABOUT SAM

Samantha Tano is a science fiction author based in Rhode Island. After starting out in journalism as an award-winning reporter, she moved to Denver, Colorado, and worked as an award-winning development editor for a non-fiction press. Writing has always been central to her life through short stories, microfiction, fan-fiction, and novels. Her microfiction has appeared online in Deep South Magazine.

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