Diving Universe

The award-winning novella that launched a universe, Diving into the Wreck introduces Boss and her crew for the first time. Boss dives derelict space vessels for their monetary and historical values. But when Boss uncovers the find of a lifetime, she must question everything she holds dear. This novella also appears in a slightly different form in its entirety in the novel Diving into the Wreck.

Boss remembers the Room. It haunts her. Her mother died there. Now, a client wants her to go back. She wants Boss to help her uncover the Room’s mysteries. But the truths she discovers might destroy everything Boss holds sacred. The Room of Lost Souls novella also appears in a slightly different form in the novel Diving into the Wreck.

Captain Tory Sabin knows all too well the dangers of the anacapa drive, and that sometimes ships enter foldspace never to return. The ships simply disappear, taking their crews with them. Responding to a distress call from Captain Jonathan “Coop” Cooper, Sabin knows she must race against time to find him and his ship.

Mae, chief linguist on the Ivoire, heads a diplomatic mission to Ukhanda. Her handling of relations with the Quurzod lead to a battle that causes the Ivoire’s anacapa drive to malfunction, stranding the ship in foldspace. Mae can’t remember what she did wrong. If she doesn’t recall it, she won’t be able to prevent another disaster.

Winner of the 2010 Asimov’s Readers’ Choice Award and placing third in the prestigious international UPC Contest, Becoming One with the Ghosts tells the story of Captain Jonathon “Coop” Cooper and the crew of the Ivoire—a story that began in Becalmed—and their ill-fated journey out of foldspace. This novella also appears in a slightly different form in its entirety in the novel City of Ruins.

The woman who helped Boss dive the Dignity Vessel, known then as Squishy, claims a long and storied history with stealth tech. Now, she vows to find a way to destroy the technology once and for all. Stealth tells Squishy’s story and adds a rich dimension to the quest for stealth tech. The Stealth novella also appears in a slightly different form in its entirety in the novel Boneyards.

Enterran Empire Operations Commander Elissa Trekov’s most famous relative died at the Room of Lost Souls, so she thinks she knows the dangers. But when strangers turn up on the so-called abandoned station—strangers who seem to know a lot more about its function than they pretend—she realizes the Room’s legendary history only scratches the surface of the dangers lurking within.

Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s novel Diving Into The Wreck spawned a universe so vast that one novel can’t contain it. The Spires of Denon doesn’t involve Boss or her crew. Instead, this powerful short novel follows Meklos Verr, hired to guard an archeological dig near the mysterious Spires of Denon.