The Kuiper Belt Job

Paperback, 286 pages

Published by Caezik SF and Fantasy, an imprint of Arc Manor.

ISBN:: 978-1-64710-090-2

(1 review)

Once upon a time in the Solar System, there was a gang called the Cannibal Club led by the man known as Strange. Max was the muscle, Damien the pilot, Alicia the thief, Tai the hacker, and Shweta the grifter. They would break into banks, hack computers, swindle the rich and powerful, run guns ... whatever it took.

The Orca Job was supposed to set them all up for life, but it did not go according to plan. They lost their money, they lost their ship, and some of them lost their lives—the survivors scattering in a storm of recriminations.

Ten years later, no one is who they were ... and some are not what they seem. But Strange's son, Cayce, wants to put the gang back together to rescue his father, currently held captive. Even if uniting the club isn't enough of a challenge, they also need major resources, …

Once upon a time in the Solar System, there was a gang called the Cannibal Club led by the man known as Strange. Max was the muscle, Damien the pilot, Alicia the thief, Tai the hacker, and Shweta the grifter. They would break into banks, hack computers, swindle the rich and powerful, run guns ... whatever it took.

The Orca Job was supposed to set them all up for life, but it did not go according to plan. They lost their money, they lost their ship, and some of them lost their lives—the survivors scattering in a storm of recriminations.

Ten years later, no one is who they were ... and some are not what they seem. But Strange's son, Cayce, wants to put the gang back together to rescue his father, currently held captive. Even if uniting the club isn't enough of a challenge, they also need major resources, and the only way they know how to acquire them is by falling into old habits.

The Kuiper Belt Job is a unique tale told from the viewpoints of various members of the gang as they conduct heists and an elaborate-scale sleight-of-hand to obtain the supplies and equipment they need to rescue their once leader.

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UncleJosh reviewed The Kuiper Belt Job by David D. Levine

Fun homage to a great show and a great start to a series

5 stars

Levine has admitted this is book started as a love letter to Firefly and to Leverage. Those elements are still clearly there but the characters aren't cheap ripoffs of the other franchises. The story is told through a series of "Jobs" narrated by different characters, which adds a fun element to the read. There is a wonderful twist at the end, one that is hinted at a couple of times but right before the reveal I thought it was obviously not what it was. Boy, was I pleasantly surprised.

I hope it doesn't take him six years to write a sequel.

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