Kheris Burning

"Full of action and intrigue, as well as being heartwarming. The pace is fast and the plot twists and turns, but we are right there gunning for Luka from start to finish!"No one in the galaxy gives a damn about Kheris, a war-torn mining colony in the Between. Thirteen-year-old Luka is used to running from trouble, living rough with a gang of street kids, stealing from the Imperial troops and selling scavenged tech and intel to the Wintran-backed resistance fighters to survive.But when a mysterious ship crashes in the desert, his life is turned upside down overnight. Suddenly Kheris is on everyone's radar and he finds himself caught between the two warring factions, with the lives of those closest to him threatened. He's desperate to find a way out, but will the cost be too high?Welcome to the high-tech Thieves' Guild universe of galactic war, knife-edge intrigue, alien invasion, thieves, assassins, bounty hunters and pirates..."…this is FANTASTIC! I couldn't put this down and I read the whole story over two nights. It has the same fast-paced style that I love about the other Thieves' Guild books.""…the most exciting scifi writer that I have read in the last 30 years.""A fantastic, rollercoaster of a ride. I didn't want to put this book down. The fast paced narrative sweeps you along with the action.""…a joyously fun read, and a window into the darkest corners of the real world because it is so well written." C.G. Hatton is a writer and editor based in the North-East of England. She has a PhD in geology and a background in journalism, having worked as a sub-editor and editor at several newspapers.She has published four books in the Thieves' Guild sci-fi/thriller series, two YA Thieves' Guild books and co-edited the Tiny Globule anthology of short sci-fi stories.She loves meringue and football (supports Tottenham Hotspur), drinks rum and listens to Linkin Park, has climbed active volcanoes, walked on the Great Wall of China, and been mugged in Brazil. She is married with two young daughters and is currently working on her seventh book. Fast-paced, action/adventure science fiction set in the knife-edge universe of the Thieves' Guild. A series of books set ten years before the action in the main Thieves' Guild books by CG Hatton.