Architects of Memory

A pulse-pounding space opera of redemption and annihilation, where an alien weapon holds the key to the future.2021 Locus Award for Best First Novel--FinalistSyFY Wire SFF Reads to pick up in SeptemberMillions died after the first contact. Terminally ill salvage pilot Ash Jackson lost everything in the war with the alien Vai, but she'll be damned if she loses her future. Her plan: to buy, beg, or lie her way out of corporate indenture and find a cure.When her crew salvages a genocidal weapon from a ravaged starship above a dead colony, Ash uncovers a conspiracy of corporate intrigue and betrayal that threatens to turn her into a living weapon. In Architects of Memory, Karen Osborne's unforgettable science fiction debut, one woman's fight for survival could decide the fate of the universe.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.