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TRUE BLUE KANGAROO by Curtis C. Chen

Ebook ISBN: 9798227566058
Print ISBN: 9798227592705

Fonda Lee blurb

Kangaroo doesn’t want to go to prison?
Too bad, Kangaroo!
Be seeing you.

Welcome to the spacefaring future, where humanity travels between planets with ease and has abused that power to establish outposts in some questionable places.

Take Venus, for example: a sister world to Mother Earth, similar in size and gravity, it's also known for having a toxic atmosphere and hellish landscape at ground level. But climate-controlled habitat domes stay in eternal sunlight and offer vacationers endless good times while floating through blue skies above the clouds of deadly acid.

Meanwhile, hidden down inside those poisonous clouds are other floating habitats, so-called "blue sites"—government-controlled secret prisons where inmates are incarcerated with no oversight and no hope of escape.

And why, pray tell, would secret agent Kangaroo, with his pocket superpower and bleeding-edge biotech implants, need to infiltrate such a secure facility? Might it be to rescue another spy who's gone radio silent? Or perhaps to extract a high value asset who claims to have been wrongly imprisoned therein? Possibly both?

It's six of one, half a dozen of the other. Questions are a burden to others, and answers a prison for oneself.

What do you want? Information? That would be telling.

Set in the same world as WAYPOINT KANGAROO and KANGAROO TOO, this high-octane science-fiction spy thriller, teeming with adrenaline and intrigue, continues spinning blockbuster outer space adventure.


PRAISE FOR THE KANGAROO SERIES

"Chen delivers the perfect balance of witty humor and twisty spy intrigue, featuring a secret agent with one of the coolest superpowers in science fiction. I'll happily follow Kangaroo on many adventures."
— Fonda Lee, author of the Green Bone Saga



PRAISE FOR TRUE BLUE KANGAROO

"The space spy prison Venus adventure with heart that you didn't know you needed!"
— Kate Ristau, author of Mythwakers


"Get ready for an out-of-this-world ride! True Blue Kangaroo reads like a spy story written by Douglas Adams, full of intrigue and adventure, with a big dose of sci-fi screwball comedy. I loved it."
— Cindy Brown, author of the Ivy Meadows mysteries


"[W]ildly entertaining and mind-bending ... Chen has delivered science fiction fireworks with this one."
—  Hidden Sci-Fi




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PREVIOUSLY...

KANGAROO TOO by Curtis C. Chen
KANGAROO TOO


WAYPOINT KANGAROO by Curtis C. Chen
WAYPOINT KANGAROO


PRAISE FOR KANGAROO TOO

"A wry, fast-paced spy thriller with a million twists and a good heart. Kangaroo's dry humor kept me turning pages well past my bedtime."
— Tina Connolly, Nebula-nominated author of Ironskin


"[A]s smart and sassy as its title character... Chen steers his well-wrought mystery into a succession of revelations that give it relentless momentum."
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)


"Anyone who loves science fiction is sure to love this book."
— The Oregonian


PRAISE FOR WAYPOINT KANGAROO

ENDEAVOUR AWARD FINALIST
LOCUS AWARDS FINALIST (FIRST NOVEL CATEGORY)

"This Kangaroo could just be your new favorite wisecracking interplanetary adventurer."
— Charlie Jane Anders, author of All the Birds in the Sky


"The pace never flags in this high-stakes thriller, the plot never stops twisting and turning, and our hero never loses his sense of humor. Debut novelist Chen has created an engaging character and a rich, believable world. Sci-fi fans will love this fun, high-tech adventure."
— Kirkus Reviews


"Chen is said to have studied at the feet of both John Scalzi and Ursula K. Le Guin, so I guess this book answers that age-old riddle."
— B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog




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