Quantum Mechanics

By Jeff Weigel

Part of the Quantum Mechanics series

Two young aliens face a choice: return home or join space pirates on a daring adventure.

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208 pages

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Rox and Zam, young alien gearheads, dream of more than fixing junkyard clunkers. When a mysterious ship offers them a chance, it turns into a kidnapping by space pirates. Caught in a vendetta against a powerful corporation, they must choose between the safety of home or the thrill of piracy. Will they embrace the adventure of a lifetime or return to the comforts they know? Their decision could change their lives, their friendship, and the galaxy's fate.

From the publisher

On a nowhere asteroid on the far rim of the galaxy, two young alien girls–Rox and Zam–spend their days tearing apart and repairing clunkers in a spaceship junkyard. These aspiring gearheads yearn for the chance to test their skills on something besides rusted old rockets and broken-down planet-hoppers. Their big chance finally comes when the captain of a mysterious ship called the Quasar Torrent enlists the kids for some repair work. But what initially looks like a golden opportunity quickly becomes a nightmare when the young friends find they’ve been kidnapped by what turns out to be a band of space pirates! Rox and Zam find themselves swept up in the astro-bucaneers’ vendetta against a huge intergalactic corporation that’s forced this motley band of working stiffs from across space into a life of crime. Now the girls must chose: do they want the comforts of home and family, or the glamorous adventure of a lifetime–to be part of a crew of colorful misfits intent on plunder, revenge, and excitement? Their lives, friendship . . . and maybe even the fate of a galaxy . . . hangs in the balance!

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