Warchild
When Jos' parents are killed in an attack on their trading ship, the boy is kidnapped by the attackers and then escapes - only to fall into the alien hands of humanity's greatest enemies. He is soon coerced into becoming a spy against the human race.
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Winner of the second Warner Aspect First Novel Contest, this story of a young boy's coming of age amid interstellar war is a riveting saga in the tradition of Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game.Library JournalEight-year-old Jos Musey's childhood ends when his parents' merchant ship falls prey to pirates and slavers. Destined to be the personal slave of his captor, Jos escapes only to find himself a prisoner of the strits, an alien race at war with humanity. Trained as a spy by his captors, Jos is released to become a human weapon but the war he fights is a war to achieve his own destiny. Winner of the Warner Aspect First Novel Contest, Lowachee's sf debut provides a poignant tale of survival and courage reminiscent of Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game. Polished storytelling and convincing worldbuilding make this a good selection for most sf collections. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.
We'd memorized schematics of the Diamond-class merchant ships. Our goal was the bridge.\ We spread through the ship like a virus.\ "Where's our resistance?" Dorr muttered, once we'd reached the command deck. The ship sat curiously silent. Only our booted steps along the deckgrille made noise. Overhead the lights flickered red: warning, warning, warning. Dorr unhooked a singing grenade, poked the settings, then let it go in midair. It shot forward down the corridor and turned the corner, seeking man-sized heat signatures that weren't protected by our coded armor beacons. Dorr flipped the tracker open on his wrist and watched the grenade's route. None of the other teams reported any contact. That meant that none of the rooms or quarters were occupied between here and the bridge.\ My gut started to coil. "They're lying in wait," I said, just as the ceiling panels slid aside and fire rained down...
\ From Barnes & NobleIn the tradition of Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game, Karin Lowachee's debut novel is a riveting story of one young boy's coming-of-age amid interstellar war. Already earning high praise from esteemed authors like David Drake, Tim Powers, and Kevin J. Anderson, Karin Lowachee is clearly a voice of the future for science fiction.\ \ \ \ \ Library JournalEight-year-old Jos Musey's childhood ends when his parents' merchant ship falls prey to pirates and slavers. Destined to be the personal slave of his captor, Jos escapes only to find himself a prisoner of the strits, an alien race at war with humanity. Trained as a spy by his captors, Jos is released to become a human weapon but the war he fights is a war to achieve his own destiny. Winner of the Warner Aspect First Novel Contest, Lowachee's sf debut provides a poignant tale of survival and courage reminiscent of Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game. Polished storytelling and convincing worldbuilding make this a good selection for most sf collections. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.\ \ \ David DrakeA vivid, darkly powerful novel of a youth coming to terms with the universe and with his past.\ \ \ \ \ Kevin J. AndersonWARCHILD is a remarkable and powerful first novel. Well-written, with realistic characters, crystal-clear alien cultures, and compelling moral choices. An outstanding debut.\ \ \ \ \ Tim PowersCompelling... a harrowing tale of easy treacheries and difficult loyalties.... Lowachee brings her characters to vivid life.\ \ \ \ \ David FeintuchA magnificent first novel. Characters you'll never forget. An exciting tale of civilizations colliding, and a boy caught between loyalties.\ \ \ \ \ Elizabeth MoonWARCHILD is a riveting, edgy thriller that packs an emotional punch like a tactical nuke…brilliantly realized alien culture, complex politics both human and alien, and action that crackles with reality…solid in conception and execution. Lowachee conveys uncomfortably well the mental and emotional fragility and strength that come out of war zones.\ \
