The Sword and the Cipher

by Riley O'Connor

Nacen Buhari has returned from a long trade voyage to discover his family’s fleet in ruins. The young Stevari trader is likely next on the perpetrator’s list unless he can find out what became of his homefleet. Nacen and his crew must make unlikely allies and travel the countless worlds of the great blue sun to locate the survivors, if any indeed exist. When they finally reunite in the crucible of battle, Nacen discovers the fate of family and worlds lay poised on the edge of a blade.

304 pages, Paperback

Published May 28, 2024

About the author

An engineer by day and writer by night, Riley O’Connor mostly writes science fiction focusing on down-to-earth humor in extra-planetary situations. His first book is a rip-roaring space odyssey called The Sword and The Cipher.

Reviews

[Roger Blakesley · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book reads cogently and classically. A traditional hierarchical crew on a believable mission. The technology elements are explained or intrinsically understandable.

Solid, traditional writing. And a space adventure like I read in younger days.