Joshua Nkosi, cop, joker, vlogger and a modded octopus's best friend...but Earth's saviour?Winner of Literary Titan's Black Gold Award"Absolutely thrilling. But it's the utter gut punch of a twist that truly got me." ★★★★★ Caroline Noe, author of The Ezekiel Factor and the Carnellian Eye seriesOn an Earth devastated by The Scorching climate event, the Drathken land their giant plantships with the promise of healing the planet. Joshua Nkosi vlogs and jokes his way through an easy life guarding a deep-sea mining operation while watching old vids. That is until he, and his modded octopus partner, Marc, get caught up in a plot to steal radiation rich materials from the seabed, fuelling the terrorists' plan to destroy a Drathken plantship, and ultimately put an end to the alien/human alliance.Nkosi and his sarcastic tentacled buddy are forced to enter the Burnout Zone, only to come face to face with humanity's stark future when the hunt for the terrorists' lab takes a devastating twist. As conspiracies deepen and the jokes fly, Nkosi and Marc enter a dark journey of discovery-one they decide humanity desperately needs to listen to."Staggeringly original and timely release from a masterful voice in modern sci-fi" ★★★★★ SPR Review"White-knuckle, thought-provoking and mind-boggling," ★★★★★

One ship, one loyalty and a single shot at redemptionCaptain Rebekah Khan and her ragtag crew of the repair ship Sunstar finally have a chance to pay off their crushing debts when an automining vessel goes rogue. After preventing the high value cargo from disappearing into the outer system, they uncover sabotage only a crew with their military experience would recognise.Instead of returning as heroes, they are blackmailed into taking on a new crew member and to hunt for a mysterious, uncertified spacecraft. Deep into the black, they desperately try to hide their murky past, while their loyalties are tested to their limits when they finally come across the marooned ship and its deadly cargo.Featuring the action of Aliens, the camaraderie of Firefly and the infighting of The Expanse, The Wrecking Squad is the new science fiction novel from Nick Snape, author of the highly rated Weapons of Choice series.