Richard Paul Russo

After centuries of wandering through the galaxy in search of other life, the crew of the starship Argonos is lured by an unidentified transmission to a nearby planet, where they come face to face with a haunting alien mystery.

Ship of Fools

Carlucci's Edge

On a ship without a mission ... No one remembers where they came from or where they're going. For hundreds of years, the starship Argonos, home to generations of humans, has wandered throughout the galaxy, searching for other signs of life. Now, a steady, unidentified transmission lures them toward a nearby planet. On a planet without inhabitants ... The colony has vanished. But deep within the planet's steamy jungles, the exploration team find horrible evidence of its fate: a cavernous chamber neatly filled with rows of skeletons, each one hanging on its own hook. On a collision course with the unknown ... Once more, a signal lures the crew of the Argonos. Haunted by what they have seen, they have no choice but to follow - deep into space, where an alien mystery waits.

Unto Leviathan

Inner Eclipse

Rosetta Codex

Cale Alexandros was five years old when the path of his life was irrevocably altered. As the scion of a wealthy and powerful family, he enjoyed a privileged existence—until his family’s starship was attacked en route to Morningstar, the lone outpost of civilization on a savage planet known as Conrad’s World. In an escape ship, Cale crash-landed in the wilds, and was picked from the wreckage by nomads. For years, Cale is forced to endure life as a slave, sold and shuffled from one group of brutish thugs to another—until a trader recognizes a glimmer of promise in Cale’s eyes, and frees him. Cale travels far and wide, but he never forgets what happened long ago, in the desert wastes . . . when, in a strange, ancient temple, he found a book with pages made of a strange metal, and writings he could not identify. When he finally reaches Morningstar, he comes to realize that the book is a key to understanding a language never heard by mankind, an alien dialect. It also holds a secret that some people want to learn, a treasure that some want for themselves, and a revelation that some will do anything to control.

The Rosetta Codex

"One of the best blends of SF and mystery yet written." — Science Fiction Chronicle "Russo's San Francisco is very Bladerunner, though clearly written by somebody who knows that city well … The characters in this book are strong, the writing is solid." — SF Site In the San Francisco of the not-too-distant future, detective Frank Carlucci agrees to look into the disappearance of his daughter's friend. His investigations reveal layer upon layer of corruption and decay, culminating in the discovery of "Cancer Cell," a mysterious renegade medical group. Operating out of the city's anarchistic free-zone, these terrorists possess a bioengineered form of hemorrhagic fever — a modern-day plague with the potential to kill millions — that they're ready to turn loose on the world. Author Richard Paul Russo twice received the Philip K. Dick Award: in 1989, for his second novel, Subterranean Gallery, and in 2001 for Ship of Fools. This hard-boiled thriller is the third volume of the critically acclaimed Carlucci Trilogy, consisting of Destroying Angel, Carlucci's Edge, and Carlucci's Heart. All three works offer a gripping combination of classic noir mystery and futuristic cyberpunk fiction.

Carlucci's Heart

Alain Brion

L'Argonos est un monstre de métal. Un vaisseau démesuré qui nourrit en son sein des milliers d'êtres humains depuis des générations. Nul ne sait plus dans quel but, nul ne sait plus pour quelle destination. L'Argonos erre d'étoile en étoile, mais pour y trouver quoi ? Bartolomeo Aguilera est un monstre de chair. Contrefait, sans bras, enferré dans un exosquelette, mais doté d'une intelligence hors du commun. Conseiller du capitaine Nikos Costa, il sera ses yeux au sein de l'équipe d'exploration d'Antioche, une planète depuis laquelle l'Argonos a capté une transmission probablement humaine. Une colonie ? Sans doute. Mais aussi un carnage, des centaines de corps pendus à des crochets comme de vulgaires morceaux de viande.Que s'est-il passé sur Antioche ? Pourquoi une telle atrocité ? Et surtout, commise par qui ?

Richard Paul Russo

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