Firefly Life Signs, James Lovegrove
Firefly Life Signs, James Lovegrove
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Firefly: Life Signs

Author: James Lovegrove

Narrator: James Anderson Foster

Unabridged: 8 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/16/2021

Synopsis

The fifth original novel from the much-loved Space Western Firefly, produced with Joss Whedon as consulting editor, set between the TV series and the movie Serenity.Deadly diseaseMonths after Inara leaves Serenity, Mal and the crew finally learn the reason for her sudden departure: she is dying of a terminal illness. It is Kiehl’s Myeloma, a form of cancer that’s supposedly incurable, and Inara has very little time left.A disreputable scientistThrough their shock and despair, rumors of a cure reach the crew. Expert Esau Weng is said to have developed a means to treat Inara’s condition, but he has been disgraced and incarcerated for life on a notorious Alliance prison planet.An infamous prisonOn Atata planet, inmates are abandoned with no guards and left to survive as best they can. What’s more, terraforming the planet did not take properly, so the world is a frozen wasteland. To save Inara, the Serenity crew must infiltrate the prison…

About James Lovegrove

James Lovegrove is the New York Times bestselling author of The Age of Odin. He was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1998 and for the John W. Campbell Memorial Award in 2004, and also reviews fiction for the Financial Times. He is the author of the Dragon Award–winning Firefly: The Ghost Machine, Firefly: The Magnificent Nine, and Firefly: Big Damn Hero with Nancy Holder, along with several Sherlock Holmes novels for Titan Books.

About James Anderson Foster

James Anderson Foster is an audiobook narrator who has been nominated for three Voice Arts Awards for best audiobook narration in the categories of science-fiction, fantasy, and mystery. He has been praised for his conversational delivery and ability to sound exactly like the voice you were imagining in your head. Born and raised on the west coast, he has lived in the Midwest for over a decade but still considers Oregon home.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Snowleesi on April 11, 2021

For a book about Inara dying, Inara is sorely lacking.......more

Goodreads review by Joshua on March 28, 2024

It's always fun to be reunited with the crew of the Serenity. This one had a solid story, although I'm honestly ready to read more than just Lovegrove's contributions to this universe, as I find his characterization average at best, especially with the female characters. But this was a quick read th......more

Goodreads review by Dan on July 05, 2021

My least favorite Firefly book. Lovegrove just doesn't understand the characters. He has their personality right, but not their mannerisms. How many times in the series does ANYBODY refer to the captain as Mal Reynolds? Ever? Yet in this book, everyone is calling him that, even Zoe, who never calls......more

Goodreads review by C.L. on May 11, 2022

This story took me a bit to get into. Though I usually love James Lovegrove's takes on the verse, this one felt a little too soap opera to me with Inara dying of cancer and the crew off to save her. While the adventure was fun, the cause felt too overdramatic. It leaves some disbelief that Inara cou......more

Goodreads review by William on April 10, 2021

I love the style and the further adventures of the crew of Serenity. This one captures the crew and fills another story gap. In fact, I think this was based of the script outline of a planned episode. I could be wrong but it has that feel. The only week point is the switching of POV to the antagoni......more

Awards

  • Voice Arts Award
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