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The Renegat: A Diving Universe Novel Hardcover – September 17, 2019

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As a young recruit, brilliant engineer Nadim Crowe accidentally destroys an entire Scrapheap full of ships. Now, decades later, he ends up on the crew of the Renegat, the only ship in the Fleet ever sent on a mission backwards to investigate an ancient Scrapheap.

Something invaded that Scrapheap and the Fleet wants to know what. Or who.

The Renegat: The only ship the Fleet dares risk. The Renegat: A ship of misfits and screw-ups sent on an impossible mission. All alone in deep space.

A thrilling new addition to the Diving Universe.

Praise for the Diving Series:

Rusch's handling of the mystery and adventure is stellar, and the whole tale proves quite entertaining.

--Booklist Online on Diving into the Wreck

This is classic sci-fi, a well-told tale of dangerous exploration. The first-person narration makes the reader an eyewitness to the vast, silent realms of deep space, where even the smallest error will bring disaster. Compellingly human and technically absorbing, the suspense builds to fevered intensity, culminating in an explosive yet plausible conclusion.

--RT Book Reviews Top Pick on Diving into the Wreck

Rusch delivers a page-turning space adventure while contemplating the ethics of scientists and governments working together on future tech.

--Publishers Weekly on Diving into the Wreck

Rusch keeps the science accessible, the cultures intriguing, and the characters engaging. For anyone needing to add to their science fiction library, keep an eye out for this.

--Josh Vogt, Speculative Fiction Examiner.com on City of Ruins

Filled with well-defined characters who confront a variety of ethical and moral dilemmas, Rusch's third Diving Universe novel is classic space opera, with richly detailed worldbuilding and lots of drama.

--RT Book Reviews on Boneyards

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  1. Book 11 of 18
    The Diving Series
  2. Print length
    778 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Wmg Publishing, Inc.
  5. Publication date
    September 17, 2019
  6. Dimensions
    6 x 1.88 x 9 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    1561460982
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1561460984
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"The Diving Universe, conceived by Hugo-Award winning author Kristine [Kathryn] Rusch is a refreshingly new and fleshed out realm of sci-fi action and adventure." --Astroguyz

"Kristine Kathryn Rusch is best known for her Retrieval Artist series, so maybe you've missed her Diving Universe series. If so, it's high time to remedy that oversight." --Analog

"This is classic sci-fi, a well-told tale of dangerous exploration. The first-person narration makes the reader an eye witness to the vast, silent realms of deep space, where even the smallest error will bring disaster. Compellingly human and technically absorbing, the suspense builds to fevered intensity, culminating in an explosive yet plausible conclusion." --RT Book Reviews (Top Pick) on Diving into the Wreck

"Rusch delivers a page-turning space adventure while contemplating the ethics of scientists and governments working together on future tech." --Publishers Weekly on Diving into the Wreck

"Rusch keeps the science accessible, the cultures intriguing, and the characters engaging. For anyone needing to add to their science fiction library, keep an eye out for this." --Speculative Fiction Examiner on City of Ruins

"Rusch's latest addition to her Diving series features a strong, capable female heroine and a vividly imagined far-future universe. Blending fast-paced action with an exploration of the nature of friendship and the ethics of scientific discoveries, this tale should appeal to Rusch's readers and fans of space opera." --Library Journal on Boneyards

"Rusch follows Diving into the Wreck and City of Ruins with another fast-paced novel of the far future... [Rusch's] sensibilities will endear this book to readers looking for a light, quick space adventure with strong female protagonists." --Publishers Weekly on Boneyards

"...a fabulous outer space thriller that rotates perspective between the divers, the Alliance and to a lesser degree the Empire. Action-packed and filled with twists yet allowing the reader to understand the motives of the key players, Skirmishes is another intelligent exciting voyage into the Rusch Diving universe." --The Midwest Book Review on Skirmishes

"A skillful blend of science fiction and murder mystery which keeps ratcheting up the stakes." --Worlds Without End on The Falls

"[The Runabout] is so good, it will make you want to read the other stories." --SFRevu on The Runabout

"By mixing cerebral and investigative elements, emotional character segments, and the adrenaline of action, Rusch tells a complete yet varied tale that will please science fiction readers looking for something different from the usual fare." --Publishers Weekly on Searching for the Fleet

About the Author

New York Times bestselling author Kristine Kathryn Rusch writes in almost every genre. Generally, she uses her real name (Rusch) for most of her writing. Under that name, she publishes bestselling science fiction and fantasy, award-winning mysteries, acclaimed mainstream fiction, controversial nonfiction, and the occasional romance. Her novels have made bestseller lists around the world and her short fiction has appeared in eighteen best of the year collections. She has won more than twenty-five awards for her fiction, including the Hugo, Le Prix Imaginales, the Asimov's Readers Choice award, and the Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine Readers Choice Award. Publications from The Chicago Tribune to Booklist have included her Kris Nelscott mystery novels in their top-ten-best mystery novels of the year. The Nelscott books have received nominations for almost every award in the mystery field, including the best novel Edgar Award, and the Shamus Award. She writes goofy romance novels as award-winner Kristine Grayson. She also edits. Beginning with work at the innovative publishing company, Pulphouse, followed by her award-winning tenure at The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, she took fifteen years off before returning to editing with the original anthology series Fiction River, published by WMG Publishing. She acts as series editor with her husband, writer Dean Wesley Smith. To keep up with everything she does, go to kriswrites.com and sign up for her newsletter. To track her many pen names and series, see their individual websites (krisnelscott.com, kristinegrayson.com, retrievalartist.com, divingintothewreck.com, fictionriver.com, pulphousemagazine.com).

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wmg Publishing, Inc. (September 17, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 778 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1561460982
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1561460984
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.84 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.88 x 9 inches
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New York Times bestselling author Kristine Kathryn Rusch writes in almost every genre. Generally, she uses her real name (Rusch) for most of her writing. Under that name, she publishes bestselling science fiction and fantasy, award-winning mysteries, acclaimed mainstream fiction, controversial nonfiction, and the occasional romance. Her novels have made bestseller lists around the world and her short fiction has appeared in eighteen best of the year collections. She has won more than twenty-five awards for her fiction, including the Hugo, Le Prix Imaginales, the Asimov’s Readers Choice award, and the Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine Readers Choice Award.

Publications from The Chicago Tribune to Booklist have included her Kris Nelscott mystery novels in their top-ten-best mystery novels of the year. The Nelscott books have received nominations for almost every award in the mystery field, including the best novel Edgar Award, and the Shamus Award.

She writes goofy romance novels as award-winner Kristine Grayson.

She also edits. Beginning with work at the innovative publishing company, Pulphouse, followed by her award-winning tenure at The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, she took fifteen years off before returning to editing with the original anthology series Fiction River, published by WMG Publishing. She acts as series editor with her husband, writer Dean Wesley Smith.

To keep up with everything she does, go to kriswrites.com and sign up for her newsletter. To track her many pen names and series, see their individual websites (krisnelscott.com, kristinegrayson.com, retrievalartist.com, divingintothewreck.com, fictionriver.com, pulphousemagazine.com).

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Esabee
5.0 out of 5 stars Intense and difficult to put down
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2019
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Among the best of Rusch's sci-fi novels. I have 26 of them, split between the Retrieval Artist and the Diving Universe. In The Renegat Rusch creates two brilliant and psychologically complex characters and puts a new twist on a couple of popular tropes. It was an intense read and hard to put down. At first I got slightly put out by the moving around in time of the different Chapters, which seems to have become a bit of an overused tool. However, given the topic of this book, it is very appropriate, builds great tension and suspense, and enhances the story. Looking forward to the next book.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Awkward flow got in the way
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2019
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I normally enjoy Rusch's Sci Fi stories, but this time format of storytelling jumping between 30 years prior, current, when the ship traveled and 100 years later got bogged down in detail, becoming boring and a little frustrating to find the story flow. A little over 1/2 way when story focused more on the ship traveling, and later just flipping to 100 years later, it was easier to get involved with the storytelling. Interesting concept: all too familiar with systems and leaders too far from the real world outcomes. Get frustrated but stick with it.
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Spoon
5.0 out of 5 stars An Intense Tale
Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2019
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This latest novel in Rusch's Diving Universe is her best yet, worth six stars, and was hard to put down each night. Similar to "The Falls," there is no Boss here, but the story will no doubt intertwine with the rest of the series, just like "The Falls" led to "The Runabout" which led to "Searching for the Fleet."

Here, we start with a brilliant young Fleet student leading some fellow students on an illicit quest of sorts to catch a glimpse of a Fleet Scrapheap, an exercise that leads to destruction and near calamity. The leader, Crowe, and the surviving students, get sent away as a result.

Years later, the Fleet receives a cryptic message from the monitor of an old and previously unknown Scrapheap (or Boneyard as Boss would call it). As a result, a mission is sent backward along the Fleet's previous path to determine what's really going on and whether the Fleet should do anything about it. In reality, the ship, Renegat, is being sent on an impossible mission with a near-incompetent Captain and crew, including the now-grown Crowe, as a way of getting rid of losers, malcontents, and others who just don’t fit into the Fleet anymore. Combined with the length of the trip, the large number of jumps with an iffy anacapa drive to get to the Scrapheap, and the misfit crew, you just know that things aren't going to end well.

For the last 80% of the book, Rusch does a great job of bouncing back and forth between Renegat at the Scrapheap, Fleet itself, and the rescue of the Renegat when it returns to Fleet space. The reader is kept in suspense as crap happens, and there are some interesting twists and turns as story concludes nicely.

Like "The Runabout" and several other Diving books, several plot points are left open in order to, no doubt, accommodate future books. At least at this point, there's no indication as to how the "The Renegat" timeline fits into the rest of the Diving stories, so who knows how the outcome will affect Boss, the Ivoire, or the Lost Souls Corporation. Rusch has done a great job here of making me really really want the next book to come out ASAP.
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smalltowncat
5.0 out of 5 stars New beginnings
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2021
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Fast paced and attention grabbing. All about a mission to find the reason behind a message sent by a Scrapheap many foldspace journeys behind the Fleet. This novel provides more insight into the mindset of the Fleet; how it looks at politics and the treatment of its own personnel. No real villains here, just damaged people trying to make the best of a bad situation. The trouble is caused by personal ambition and deliberate ignorance. The storyline bounces between the "now" on board the Renegat and the future where the ship ends up. It left me wanting to know what happens with the folks on the Renegat and the ones left behind.
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JanitaB
3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2019
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This book jumps between “now” and the past, starting at “100 years ago”. The fleet receives messages from an old scrapheap indicating that ships are being stolen. There is concern that warships will be taken; Ready Vessels that were left in every scrapheap, with enough weapons to challenge the fleet. We get an unpleasant view of fleet senior staff playing politics with people’s lives, resulting in a ship being sent to investigate. It is staffed with misfits, losers, and incompetents and sent on a suicide mission. Interspersed with the story of the past is a story of the same ship arriving at a base that’s about to be closed, with only 199 people.

There was nonstop tension and stress throughout the book. There are a ton of characters, who are mostly well developed. But there were no characters to like or identify with. The book doesn’t relate back to the other books in the diving universe. Overall depressing. I am done with this series.
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Michele
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Diving Universe Novel
Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2019
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One of the very best of the Diving Universe novels giving an expanded perspective on the Fleet and more information about the Anacapa drives. The characters are fully drawn and interesting. The story moves back and forth between 100 years ago and the novel's present, but is easy to follow once the reader becomes adjusted to the rhythm. My attention was held throughout and the ending was unexpected and interesting. I would give this five out of five stars and hope for more stories about the Diving Universe in the near future.
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E.P. McLean
4.0 out of 5 stars Eighth in series
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2021
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A wonderful study of average people under pressure. The plot with a ship sent backwards along the historic path of The Fleet to investigate odd reports from a ship grave yard is just ok. It exists disconnected from the time line of the series. It could be future, past or in the same time as the main Diving Universe Universe. That is a little odd. Remains a strong psychological study of people under stress.
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Canadian patron
5.0 out of 5 stars Great story
Reviewed in Canada on October 13, 2019
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I loved reading a new story about this universe. It is a great book. KK Rusch says she wants to hear an honest review so I will add that I would personally have edited out some of the text. That said it is a great book and well worth reading. I hope the next book shows how it relates to Boss and Coops story.
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DENNIS
5.0 out of 5 stars fast paced sci-fi thriller
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 13, 2019
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excellent believable characters,a stand alone novel yet part of a series,action,mystery and adventure from start to finish,if you like sci-fi you will love this.
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gravox
5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant series
Reviewed in Australia on June 1, 2020
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One of the most compelling and involving series of novels I have ever read, I had to get each novel as I finished the previous one as the story expanded and ramped up. Can’t wait for the next novel.
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JA Fairhurst
4.0 out of 5 stars Rebels Rebel
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 13, 2020
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The prequel section of this novel has been previously printed in Analogue Science Fiction but the rest of the novel is new to me. It's split into 'The Present' and 'The Past' sections, the past generally being set about a century before the present of the story.
The crew of the Renegat had been chosen for one particular aspect above all. Unfortunately, it wasn't their abilities in their posts, but how little they'd be missed by those left behind as they travel back into a sector of Space long abandoned by the Fleet. There's plenty of conflict between the various members of the crew, right from the top to the bottom, indeed, so much so, I doubt that the Renegat would have been a going concern as long as she was. In the present, a Fleet rescue vessel has to deal with the return of the Renegat and a much reduced crew and find out what had gone on. Another good story of the Fleet and its personel.
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Kit
5.0 out of 5 stars Great installment in the diving universe
Reviewed in Canada on September 9, 2020
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What a fun read! Love the diving universe, and this answered many of my questions about the Fleet and how it operates.
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