Periphage Blues

Smuggler Samuel Whitt has a past he doesn't fully remember. When he crosses paths with Color of Air, an enigmatic shapestealer, he thinks he's playing her. But she turns the tables, stealing his body, his memories, and his ship.It's identity theft on a breathtaking scale. Samuel should be dead. Instead, he's a passenger in her mind, forced into an uneasy alliance to survive. And they're being hunted. The Concordium's black ops division will stop at nothing to weaponize Color of Air and erase anyone who gets in the way.Plans unravel fast. From a seedy bar to mobsters, covert labs, and a collector who turns the living to stone for her amusement, they seek to uncover the conspiracy that brought them together. Samuel begins to realize his past isn't just missing. It might never have been his to begin with.Periphage Blues is a gripping sci-fi thriller with a noir edge, full of survival, identity, and a partnership neither one chose. It will appeal to fans of Murderbot, The Expanse, and Timothy Zahn.