{"product_id":"wake-drift-e-m-thomben-9798285612810","title":"Wake Drift: Book One of The Broken Light Years Series","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor's Note\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs I have grown and evolved as a writer, I have found myself looking back at some of my earlier work with fresh eyes. \u003ci\u003eWake Drift\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eScarside\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith this revised edition, I have taken the opportunity to revisit, rework, and reimagine \u003ci\u003eWake Drift\u003c\/i\u003e into a sharper and more complete version of the story. Whether you are returning to \u003ci\u003eThe Broken Light Years\u003c\/i\u003e universe or stepping aboard the \u003ci\u003eScarside\u003c\/i\u003e for the first time, I hope you enjoy this reworked and reimagined edition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eE. M. Thomben \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e-o0o- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWake Drift - Book One of The Broken Light Years Series\u003cbr\u003eBy E.M. Thomben\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe job was simple. The cargo wasn't.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFreight 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of Firefly, Blake's 7, and Expeditionary Force-minus the AI.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWake Drift\u003c\/i\u003e launches a gritty, fast-paced space opera where broken people navigate broken systems in a galaxy that's running out of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e E. M. Thomben\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798285612810\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d","brand":"E. M. Thomben","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49169456595199,"sku":"9798285612810","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wake-drift-e-m-thomben-9798285612810","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}