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The Recovery Man's Bargain: A Retrieval Artist Short Novel    by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Price: $4.99 USD. 29890 words. Published by WMG Publishing  on May 30, 2010. .

Hadad Yu “recovers” things for a living. Things, not people, not animals. Things. Until he gets in trouble and must work for the alien Gyonnese. They want a person to answer for her crimes, and they want to use Yu to get her. A companion piece to Recovery Man, The Recovery Man’s Bargain explores the motivations of one of the stranger characters in the Retrieval Artist universe.
The Retrieval Artist: A Retrieval Artist Short Novel    by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Price: $4.99 USD. 18580 words. Published by WMG Publishing  on July 28, 2010. .

The short novel that started the entire Retrieval Artist series, The Retrieval Artist introduced Miles Flint to the world. Hugo-nominated, chosen as one of the best stories of the year, The Retrieval Artist created an entire universe, and Flint himself became what IO9 calls “one of the top ten science fiction detectives ever.”
The Possession of Paavo Deshin: A Retrieval Artist Short Novel    by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Price: $4.99 USD. 21130 words. Published by WMG Publishing  on December 1, 2010. .

All of his short life, Paavo Deshin has seen ghosts. The same two ghosts who have now approached him on the school playground, ghosts who look older and actually smell bad. Paavo’s cry for help brings the authorities, a few lawyers, and Retrieval Artist Miles Flint, who learns some secrets about the ghosts—and about Paavo’s parents. A stand-alone short Retrieval Artist novel.
The Disappeared: A Retrieval Artist Novel    by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Price: $6.99 USD. 96820 words. Published by WMG Publishing  on February 6, 2011. .

New York Times bestselling author Orson Scott Card calls the Retrieval Artist series “some of the best science fiction ever written.” Io9 says Miles Flint is one of “the top ten greatest science fiction detectives of all time.” The Disappeared is Flint’s very first adventure, the story that turns him from a police detective in the Armstrong Dome on the Moon into a Retrieval Artist.
Extremes: A Retrieval Artist Novel    by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Price: $6.99 USD. 101640 words. Published by WMG Publishing  on March 21, 2011. .

"Extremes is simultaneously thriller, deftly plotted detective story, and SF complete with a form of Mad Scientist (all the scarier when her ideas make sense). Like the best of those genres, it also features well-drawn characters whose various viewpoints, areas of expertise, moral choices, and personal dilemmas all add to the rich mix." —Locus Magazine
Consequences: A Retrieval Artist Novel    by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Price: $6.99 USD. 102160 words. Published by WMG Publishing  on April 30, 2011. .

Mixing interstellar politics and police procedural, Rusch turns out a satisfying SF mystery. Flint’s internal conflicts are deftly portrayed, and the gritty realism of the murder investigation meshes well with the alien setting. This [third] entry in the Retrieval Artist series should please SF and mystery fans alike, and can be read independently. RT Book Reviews
Buried Deep: A Retrieval Artist Novel    by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Price: $6.99 USD. 105820 words. Published by WMG Publishing  on June 7, 2011. .

A cold case starts it all—human bones discovered beneath the Martian soil in the alien Disty’s main city. "A high-velocity rush through cultures in full clash, as fear and panic overwhelm the day, and Rusch’s writing makes the far-out scenario feel as present and credible as today’s breaking news….Rusch has outdone herself yet again." The Edge Boston
Paloma: A Retrieval Artist Novel    by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Price: $6.99 USD. 101480 words. Published by WMG Publishing  on September 23, 2011. .

“Rusch does a superb job of making the Retrieval Artist books work as fully satisfying standalone mysteries and as installments in a gripping saga full of love, loss, grief, hope, adventure, and discovery. It is also some of the best science fiction ever written.” New York Times bestselling author Orson Scott Card
Anniversary Day: A Retrieval Artist Novel    by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Price: $6.99 USD. 89470 words. Published by WMG Publishing  on November 27, 2011. .

The long-awaited return of the Retrieval Artist series! Four years ago, a bomb destroyed part of the dome protecting Armstrong, the largest city on the Moon. Now, as the city celebrates its survival with an event it calls Anniversary Day, a larger threat looms—one that begins with the murder of the mayor, and spreads across the Moon itself.
Recovery Man: A Retrieval Artist Novel    by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Price: $6.99 USD. 88520 words. Published by WMG Publishing  on November 28, 2011. .

“This high-tech detective story, part of the Retrieval Artist series, has hard science fiction, a complex whodunit and a fascinating look at alien bureaucracy. All the elements for an entertaining story are here: well-drawn, believable characters with frailties and flaws, credible scientific theory, and authentic-feeling settings.” RT Book Reviews