From the world of the breakout novel Firebreak, an exciting new adventure of corporate corruption, dangerous flight, and uncertain loyalty. After a daring escape from a prison lab, two young, modified soldiers arrive in a freezing-cold city where they have no resources. With time running out, a sinister handler pitting the operatives against each other will be the biggest threat to their mutual survival. "Kornher-Stace exhibits immense fluidity and grace of prose." -Locus Young SecOps operatives 06 and 22 were about to be sent out for their first military engagement. Just a few years earlier, they were child refugees of a corporate civil war; Stellaxis modified them into supersoldiers. But 06 and 22 have escaped their prison barracks and entered a city they can barely remember. In the dead of winter, they sleep in an abandoned shipping container and scavenge for resources. The Director of the Stellaxis supersoldier program knows that 06 and 22 are gone, where they are, and that she has no easy way of retrieving them. The Director also knows that if she sends anyone after them, there will be a bloodbath-or at least a great deal of bad press. But all operatives' days are numbered. 06 and 22 must make a terrible choice: their freedom or each other. In Nicole Kornher-Stace's newest addition to her popular Firebreak series, Flight & Anchor is a riveting visit to an all-too-plausible future. Nicole Kornher-Stace is the author of the Norton Award finalist Archivist Wasp and its sequel, Latchkey. Her short fiction has appeared in Uncanny, Clarkesworld, Fantasy Magazine, and many anthologies. Her latest books are the adult SFF thriller Firebreak (Saga Press, 2021) and middle-grade space adventure Jillian Vs Parasite Planet (Tachyon Publications, 2021). She lives in New Paltz, New York, with her family. Kornher-Stace can be found online on Twitter at @wirewalking. - This companion novella to the author's breakout science fiction novel Firebreak is a gritty, dystopic examination of corporate greed and the resilience of two rebellious, young soldiers with a powerful bond - The story will appeal to science fiction readers who are looking for stories similar to Ready Player One, featuring a vivid near-future setting, topical themes, and realistic characters - National marketing plan to include cover reveal, launch event, local and national author events and appearances, social media and blog tour, radio, podcasts, features, and interviews Praise for Firebreak "A fight song in praise of fierce friendship and the strength to endure." -Amal El-Mohtar, author of This is How You Lose the Time War "A steadfast heroine stands up against a tyrannical corporation in this vivid work of dystopian sci-fi. . . . The effortlessly detailed worldbuilding is captivating." -Publishers Weekly "[Firebreak] is a fire that does what literary fires do best: spits rage, radiates the warmth of compassion, and fans the flame of revolution." -C. S. E. Cooney, World Fantasy Award-winning author of Bone Swans: Stories Praise for Archivist Wasp [STARRED REVIEW] "A ravishing, profane, and bittersweet post-apocalyptic bildungsroman transcends genre into myth." ?Kirkus "Kornher-Stace exhibits immense fluidity and grace of prose." ?Locus "Like Kafka by way of Holly Black and Shirley Jackson, but completely original." -Jeff VanderMeer, author of the Southern Reach trilogy Praise for Latchkey "Excruciating, cathartic, and triumphant." -Kirkus Reviews "Latchkey is a masterful example of sustained tension within." -Den of Geek "Fierce, blazing, brilliant." -Jacqueline West, author of The Books of Elsewhere series Praise for Jillian vs Parasite Planet "A thrilling middle-grade sci-fi novel, with a plucky and ingenious hero who never gives up, and an AI partner we all wish we could have." -Samantha M. Clark, author of The Boy, the Boat, and the Beast

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