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Firefly: Life Signs

The Firefly Series, Book 5

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Firefly: Life Signs

By: James Lovegrove
Narrated by: James Anderson Foster
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The fifth original novel from the much-loved space western Firefly, produced with Joss Whedon as consulting editor, set between the TV series and the movie Serenity.

Deadly disease

Months after Inara leaves Serenity, Mal and the crew finally learn the reason for her sudden departure: She is dying of a terminal illness. It is Kiehl’s Myeloma, a form of cancer that’s supposedly incurable, and Inara has very little time left.

A disreputable scientist

Through their shock and despair, rumors of a cure reach the crew. Expert Esau Weng is said to have developed a means to treat Inara’s condition, but he has been disgraced and incarcerated for life on a notorious Alliance prison planet.

An infamous prison

On Atata planet, inmates are abandoned with no guards and left to survive as best they can. What’s more, terraforming the planet did not take properly, so the world is a frozen wasteland. To save Inara, the Serenity crew must infiltrate the prison....

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The story got a bit bogged down halfway through so I skipped through a few chapters of snow and survival. Really enjoyed River's spaceship part in the mission.

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It’s was fabulous. It felt like I was watching the one of the episodes in this series.
A shame it never continued…

The voice actor did a superb job of creating the characters and atmosphere. As a “firefly fan” I loved listening to this.

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Beautifully read, great characters. Engaging story with strong character relationships. A good addition to the firefly world.

Well read great characters

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