The Longest Shard — Kathleen McClure

After taking the fall treason, Gideon Quinn discovers the hard way there's more to life in prison than he bargained for. Wrongly accused of treason, Colonel Gideon Quinn enters the Morton Barrens Penitentiary looking forward to a lifetime of harvesting the volatile crystal that powers the colonies. Then he meets Renny Boucher—a convicted murderer with a long memory and an appetite for vengeance—and discovers that his life sentence may be much shorter than he anticipated.The Longest Shard is the second Tale of Fortune, and details much of Gideon's life while in the Morton Barrens. A little Shawshank Redemption, a little Wonderful Life, and a lot Gideon Quinn, The Longest Shard will delight fans of low-tech sci-fi, hope-punk, origin stories, and tiny dragons. What readers have to say about The Longest Shard:A marvellous blend of humour, drama, three dimensional characters and story that keeps you reading. Highly recommended. …non-stop, gritty, character driven stuff with great world building that will keep you up late reading when you should be getting some sleep. Awesome! Fantastic! Unputdownable! 5 stars