Those of you who’ve read City of Ruins know that the Ivoire was trapped in foldspace for a long time. Although City mentions how the Ivoire got trapped, it doesn’t show what happened. All that takes place in Becalmed, a short novel featuring Coop’s ex-wife, Mae. There’s a lot here, things you haven’t heard before, and some background on the Fleet. Plus the book stands alone if you’ve never read anything in the Diving universe.

You can find it on Kindle, Nook, Smashwords, and in other ebookstores. Eventually, there will be a trade paper edition as well. Watch this space for news on that.

Rusch’s latest addition to her “Diving” series (Diving into the Wreck; City of Ruins) features a strong, capable female heroine and a vividly imagined far-future universe. VERDICT 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.

And RT Book Reviews gave it four stars:

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. … Boss and Squishy face difficult questions about loyalty — to friends and to ideals — as the story rockets toward an unexpected conclusion.

You can get Boneyards at your favorite bookstore  (traditional or ebookstore) or order it here. And of course, you can get the marvelous audio book from Audible.com.

And yes, a few reviewers and readers wanted to know if there’s another Diving book coming. Oh, yeah.  You can bet on it.

Audible published the unabridged version of City of Ruins in audio this week.  Head on over and download a copy!  Here’s the link.