The Broken Light Years Wake Drift

Author's Note As I have grown and evolved as a writer, I have found myself looking back at some of my earlier work with fresh eyes. Wake Drift has always been a story I cared about, but I knew its first incarnation had not quite become the book I wanted it to be. The heart of the story was there - Jack Harper, the Scarside, the crew, the mystery, the humour, and the danger - but the execution needed more time, more confidence, and a clearer sense of what this series was meant to become. With this revised edition, I have taken the opportunity to revisit, rework, and reimagine Wake Drift into a sharper and more complete version of the story. Whether you are returning to The Broken Light Years universe or stepping aboard the Scarside for the first time, I hope you enjoy this reworked and reimagined edition. E. M. Thomben -o0o- Wake Drift - Book One of The Broken Light Years Series By E.M. ThombenThe job was simple. The cargo wasn't. Freight captain Jack Harper thought he was taking a routine haul through the fractured edge of known space. But when the cargo explodes mid-flight and bounty hunters close in, Jack and his misfit crew are forced to abandon ship, run blind, and uncover a signal that should've been lost to history.The wreck they find isn't just old-it's impossible. Buried in its systems is a beacon fragment from the dead Stellar Transit Network-the ancient infrastructure that once held the galaxy together. And someone will kill to keep it that way.With enemies on all sides and no safe ports left, Jack must rely on his unreliable crew: a scrappy engineer with a temper, a war-weary medic, a reckless pilot, a dangerous passenger with no past, and a sarcastic maintenance robot that barely works. Together, they'll have to outrun everyone who wants them silenced-and decide whether to bury the signal... or light it again.Perfect for fans of Firefly, Blake's 7, and Expeditionary Force-minus the AI. Wake Drift launches a gritty, fast-paced space opera where broken people navigate broken systems in a galaxy that's running out of time.