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A Matter of Oaths
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Wright, Helen S.
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Bloomsbury Publishing 2017
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Originally published in 1988, A Matter of Oaths is a space opera with heart, intergalactic intrigue and epic space battles.
When Commander Rallya of the patrol ship Bhattya hires Rafe as their new Web officer, she knows she is taking a risk. As an oath breaker, Rafe has suffered the ultimate punishment – identity wipe – but luckily for him, there's no one else around qualified for the job.
Shunned by his previous shipmates, Rafe is ready to keep his head down and do his job, but his competence quickly earns him respect, admiration, and, in one particular case, love. It's difficult to maintain the glow of acceptance however, when his past is chasing him across the galaxy in the shape of an assassin, intent on dealing once and for all with Rafe, whatever the cost.
Now with a new introduction by Becky Chambers, author of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet.
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ISBN:
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Helen S. Wright. (2017). A Matter of Oaths. Bloomsbury Publishing.

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Helen S. Wright. 2017. A Matter of Oaths. Bloomsbury Publishing.

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Helen S. Wright, A Matter of Oaths. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017.

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Helen S. Wright. A Matter of Oaths. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017.

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Shunned by his previous shipmates, Rafe is ready to keep his head down and do his job, but his competence quickly earns him respect, admiration, and, in one particular case, love. It's difficult to maintain the glow of acceptance however, when his past is chasing him across the galaxy in the shape of an assassin, intent on dealing once and for all with Rafe, whatever the cost.
Now with a new introduction by Becky Chambers, author of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet.
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Shunned by his previous shipmates, Rafe is ready to keep his head down and do his job, but his competence quickly earns him respect, admiration, and, in one particular case, love. It's difficult to maintain the glow of acceptance however, when his past is chasing him across the galaxy in the shape of an assassin, intent on dealing once and for all with Rafe, whatever the cost.
Now with a new introduction by Becky Chambers, author of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet.
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