Cosmic Sting - Eric Warren

A restless outlaw crew bets everything on an audacious sting against the most powerful government in the galaxy, and discovers the game is bigger than the prize. A space opera caper of long cons, fractured loyalties and a hidden hand pulling strings.

The Trail Has Gone Cold. The Crew Hasn't.

Months after escaping Nolan’s grasp, Dev and the rest of the crew of the SS Mettle find themselves in a rut. Dessa is off with the Coalition, Dask has gone back home without another word, and Three is only growing more intolerable by the day.

But when a new opportunity presents itself to free Three from her computer prison, Traxia devises a plan that'll solve all their problems…if they can pull it off. But executing a sting on the Sovereign Coalition is easier said than done, and not everyone in the crew is happy about the plan.

Only once everything is set into motion does the crew realize they’re part of a larger conspiracy. A shadowy figure sits behind it all, and it'll take all of them working together to reveal their adversary’s true nature.

Perfect for fans of James S.A. Corey, Craig Alanson and John Scalzi.

One impossible heist. One very impatient bot.

When the snarky AI pilot of the SS Mettle is trapped inside the computer core, her antics soon drive everyone insane. Desperate to set her free, former security officer Dev Tenebris and his crewmates hatch a plan to steal a new robotic body from his ex-employer—the Sovereign Coalition. But as they prepare to execute the sting, he realizes they’ve been lured into a deadly trap. Can Dev outsmart a shadowy criminal mastermind before the entire crew is wiped out…

Or will saving their pilot be the last mistake they ever make?