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When Jos' parents are killed during an attack on their trading ship, the young boy is taken by the assailants. After escaping, he is captured by humanity's most formidable foes and coerced into spying for their side, forcing him to betray his own people.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: Karin Lowachee
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