**WINNER OF THE PHILIP K. DICK AWARD** **SHORTLISTED FOR THE LOCUS AWARD FOR BEST FIRST
NOVEL** '5 hundred thousand freaking beautiful burning stars!! I freaking loved this so
much' ¿¿¿ ¿ ¿ reader review Jun Ironway hacker con artist and only occasional thief has
got her hands on a piece of contraband that could set her up for life: evidence that implicates
the powerful Nightfoot family in a planet-wide genocide seventy-five years ago. The Nightfoots
control the precious sevite that fuels interplanetary travel through three star systems. And
someone is sure to pay handsomely for anything that could break their hold. Of course
anything valuable is also dangerous. The Kindom the ruling power of the three star systems is
inextricably tied up in the Nightfoots' monopoly - and they can't afford to let Jun expose the
truth. They task two of their most brutal clerics with hunting her down: preternaturally stoic
Chono and brilliant hothead Esek who also happens to be the heir to the Nightfoot empire.
But Chono and Esek are haunted in turn by a figure from their shared past known only as Six.
What Six truly wants is anyone's guess. And the closer they get to finding Jun the surer Chono
is that Six is manipulating them all - and that they are heading for a bloody confrontation
that no one will survive unscathed. 'One of the best SF books I've read. Period' Michael
Mammay author of Planetside 'These Burning Stars pulls off one of the most brazen
gasp-inducing reveals I've experienced in an age' Esquire 'Vivid violent and visceral: an
impressive debut' Kate Elliott author of Unconquerable Sun 'Intricately plotted and tightly
paced . . . Space opera fans will eat this up' Publishers Weekly 'A multi-layered saga full
of courtly intrigue and indelible characters Bethany Jacobs' These Burning Stars warps readers
across the galaxy on a devilishly fun thrill ride' Bookpage 'A fast-moving novel of action
and intrigue which Jacobs pulls off with vivid energy bringing her threads together in an
explosive conclusion' Locus Reader reviews: '6 5¿¿ This book is quite literally the
definition of perfection to me' ¿¿¿ ¿ ¿ I feel like I just overdosed on emotions. This book
is extraordinary . . . 5 stars and I only wish I could give it more' ¿¿¿ ¿ ¿ 'It is a crime
that this book isn't more popular and I will be throwing myself at the feet of Bethany Jacobs
for the next in the series' ¿¿¿ ¿ ¿ 'I cannot seem to find the words to convey how much I
enjoyed this book. The only thing I can say is . . . holy shit' ¿¿¿ ¿ ¿ 'What kind of
intergalactic masterpiece did I read?' ¿¿¿ ¿ ¿
