In the bowels of the derelict ship, surrounded by horrors and dead men, Sean slowly uncovers the truth of what happened on the ship, in its final days. The Ministers, mysterious undying aliens that have ruled over humanity for centuries, want the data - as does The Republic, humanity's last free government. And he's not the only one looking for the derelict ship.

Data connected to the Philosopher's Stone experiments, into unlocking the secrets of immortality. Refugee, criminal and linguist Sean Wren is made an offer he knows he can't refuse: life in prison, 'voluntary' military service - or salvaging data in a long-dead language from an abandoned ship filled with traps and monsters, just days before it's destroyed in a supernova. But there are secrets there, terrible secrets that would change the fate of humanity, and eventually someone will come looking.

She dabbles in languages, physics, and theatre, while dreaming up monsters with too many teeth.Far off the edge of human existence, beside a dying star lies a nameless ship abandoned and hidden, lost for a millennium. The Immortality Thief is a ridiculously fun, seat-of-your-pants read, and I’m so pleased to have acquired it for Solaris!” It includes enemies-to-Friends and Found Family tropes. It's a meaty story that's a page-turner- I couldn't put it down. “Treasure maps, traps, deadly enemies, betrayal, secrets, adventure and action – what more could you want from this story? Oh, and terrifying monsters. THE IMMORTALITY THIEF has wit and laughter, Big Themes, fabulous characters, subtle and well-developed relationships, lots of thought-provoking science, and loads of plot twists and turns. “Rebellion is publishing some of the most exciting new science fiction out there right now, and we’re delighted to add THE IMMORTALITY THIEF to that list!”Īcquiring Editor Kate Coe had this to say: To add to the fun, the map to the treasure is in a long-lost language, the ship’s filled with dangerous traps and genetically-engineered monsters, and the nearby star’s going supernova in a few days. So does the Republic, the last free human government. The undying Ministers, mysterious aliens that have ruled over humanity for thousands of years, want the data too. Unfortunately, he’s not the only one looking. When linguist and smuggler Sean Wren is blackmailed into a job to get some data off an ancient ship, he’s not expecting it to be the Philosopher’s Stone: a literal recipe for immortality. Solaris are delighted to announce the acquisition of The Immortality Thief by Taran Hunt, a new science fiction adventure publishing in 2022.Įditor Kate Coe acquired World English rights with audio in Hunt’s novel from Hannah Bowman at Liza Dawson Associates. Immortality Thief by Taran Hunt, Jan 01, 2023, Penguin Random House (CD) edition, audio cd. Acquisition solaris Solaris acquires sci-fi adventure The Immortality Thief by Taran Hunt