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Major Bhaajan, a former military officer with the Imperial Space Command, has reinvented himself as a gritty private investigator in the Skolian Empire’s enormous capital, Undercity. His cases often blur the line between the personal and the cosmic, pushing him to navigate the city's layered shadows while confronting both human and planetary stakes. With a hard‑bitten demeanor and a sharp eye for hidden motives, Bhaajan must sift through intrigue and danger to uncover the truth for his clients.
Undercity is a city of endless layers and diverse life, a setting that tests both the investigator’s resolve and the limits of loyalty within a vast star empire.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Catherine Asaro
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