Dirtsiders — Brett Herman

Inspired by episodic stories like Cowboy Bebop and Firefly, Aerodance: A Neon Space Opera follows a hotshot starfighter recruit, an independent freighter captain, a lost space marine, and a disgraced intelligence agent as they grapple with a sudden attack from anarchists hiding beyond the fringes of the Net. Seawatch has fallen, and Tyto Tomica is on the run. The Rangers are hunting him down and his ship is still red with the blood of his friends. With an injured veteran as his only support, Tyto needs allies and safe passage to friendly harbor. On Tauro VI, Mira Holt has found that an easy stopover for repairs and new cargo has turned into a manhunt for the mysterious soldier she found frozen in her cargo hold. Now she has to decide between turning over the man who saved her life or orchestrating a daring starship heist to steal back what she cares for most. And cagey NetTech agent Rock Leightner has a problem. His reckless pursuit of his mission has left him infected with a mind-monitoring virus, and now Rock can't even think about getting off-planet without alerting his pursuers to his plans to outwit them. Far in the dark of space overlooking the shattered ruin of his first conquest, Mate Davis Goodwin has not stopped to celebrate his victory, and pushes his fleet and his crew forward in his single-minded pursuit of the fall of the Net.