From page one, this story slams you right into a future where half the galaxy’s got a war hangover. Our main guy, Andre, captains a rickety salvage ship and used to be a big-deal “Tracer” for the all-powerful Sovereign—basically the last guy ex-comrades want showing up at their door. Now he’s got a ragtag crew in tow (including a street-hacker with literal plugs in their head and a pilot who’d rather bite nails than trust him again), and they’re all caught between shady corporate bounty hunters, underground rebels, and Sovereign’s creepy grin.

Y.N. Bar-Lev via Goodreads

★★★★★