Get ready to be blown away by this searing standalone science fiction epic where corporate samurai fight beneath merciless stars, and death is always a mere breath away.
Isako is a legendary swordswoman, but every legend has to come to an end. When her long-time client unexpectedly retires, she plans to follow-to walk out into the frozen wasteland of their planet with her head held high and her family enriched by her legacy. But when a competitor offers her a final mission, it’s one she can’t refuse. Soon, she’s thrust deep into a world of corporate espionage, duty-bound duels, and shadowy secrets. What she uncovers will change humanity’s existence in the stars forever.
The Last Contract of Isako is the sci-fi you didn’t know you needed: corporate samurai… in space. This is the first adult science fiction novel from the award-winning author of Jade City.
‘A knife-sharp intense dystopian ride – this is Fonda Lee at her very best. A gritty, heartfelt, and explosive masterpiece’ Tasha Suri, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Isle in the Silver Sea
‘Dazzlingly inventive and pure fun, this Rashomon-esque story of a jaded corporate swordswoman kept me guessing until the last twist. Highly recommend!’
Shannon Chakraborty, author of The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
REVIEW
There are novels out there that defy something; anything. It could be an obstacle, a height to overcome. In one sense, Isako is on a journey of her own. Perhaps she’s done it all; maybe on the one end she’s done the most horrible things known to mankind within space. Or on the other side, she hasn’t done all of that. She instead has navigated a world which challenges her every belief, challenging her every core of her soul. Because the web of lies that is spun around the world in which she inhabits is something akin to A Memory Called Empire.
It runs with the powerful way of how an author can present the second person so convincingly within the sci-fi genre. I believe second person is by far the hardest to write. Because second person takes a unique point of view from the first (Which I have often read off in my sci-fi books) or third person POV (which again, focusing on rogues trying to navigate space empires with evil intent). This does take a refreshing break. But then again sci-fi’s tropes have always often been there. At the same time, there’s a deeper story to be told. A deeper story that can be seen in so many ways.
It’s a world full of rich, convincing characters that is just amazing. If this were an Apple TV show, I’d watch the entire series in a heartbeat. It’s that good of a story that I am 100% convinced that this is an amazing series of books that will go onto be adapted into the future. Orbit hit the nail in the park with this series.
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