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Order Kris’s Retrieval Artist Series

Finally, the long-awaited new Retrieval Artist novel, Anniversary Day by Kristine Kathryn Rusch is coming out in December.
Special Offer!
You can pre-order a signed copy of Anniversary Day.
—The book will be shipped to you on December 1st by Priority Mail, carefully packaged.
—They can be personalized to anyone as a Christmas present as well, or just signed. And you can order as many copies as you like. Kris will be glad to sign them all. In the instructions, please make sure you tell Kris who you would like the book signed to if that is the case.
Signed Anniversary Day. Trade Paperback. 6in x 9in. 450 pagesSigned Copy $17.99 + $2.01 Shipping = $20.00.
The Retrieval Artists series in chronological order:
The Disappeared
A Retrieval Artist novel
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.
Available for $4.99 in all electronic formats on Amazon, B&N, Kobo, iPad, Smashwords, and Sony, among others.
Also Available in Trade Paperback.
6 x 9 inch, 424 pages. ISBN 9780615458564. $15.99Order from Amazon or any of your favorite bookstores can order the book for you as well.
Also available directly at Create Space at https://www.createspace.com/3574522
Signed Copies Also Available Directly Through WMG Below!
Signed Copy $15.99 + $4.01 Priority Shipping = $20.00. (Please make sure you give instructions on who to sign each book to when paying.)
Published by WMG Publishing.
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Extremes
A Retrieval Artist novel
Booklist calls Extremes “an exemplary futuristic detective thriller.” RT Book Reviews says, “This futuristic tale breaks new ground as a space police procedural and should appeal to science fiction and mystery fans.” But Locus Magazine covers it all: “Extremes is simultaneously thriller, deftly plotted detective story, and SF complete with a form of Mad Scientist. 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.”
Available in all electronic formats on Amazon, B&N, Kobo, iPad, Smashwords, and Sony, among others.
Trade Paperback will be available early September.
Published by WMG Publishing.
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Consequences
A Retrieval Artist novel
A woman dies in the domed city of Armstrong on the Moon. Detective Noelle DeRicci discovers that the victim is a Disappeared—an outlaw in hiding wanted for crimes against an alien civilization. Only DeRicci’s old partner, Retrieval Artist Miles Flint brought the Disappeared home, something he would have only done if he believed the alien government would exonerate her for her crimes.
But Flint and DeRicci are no longer partners; in fact, they’re on opposite sides of the law. Flint can’t tell DeRicci about his client’s role in a war between humans and a mysterious alien race. The Disappeared’s death is only the first volley in an escalation of that war, a war that threatens to engulf the entire solar system.
Available in all electronic formats on Amazon, B&N, Kobo, iPad, Smashwords, and Sony, among others.
Trade Paperback will be available late September.
Published by WMG Publishing.
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Buried Deep
A Retrieval Artist novel
A cold case starts it all—human bones discovered beneath the Martian soil in the alien Disty’s main city. The Disty evacuate, believing the area contaminated. Forensic anthropologist Aisha Costard investigates and discovers that the bones belong to a woman last seen thirty years before.
But the woman didn’t vanish, nor did anyone believe her dead. She Disappeared, along with her children, after being charged with crimes against an alien civilization. Costard believes the children hold the key to this mystery, but she can’t find them on her own. So she returns to the Moon to hire Miles Flint.
Available in all electronic formats on Amazon, B&N, Kobo, iPad, Smashwords, and Sony, among others.
Trade Paperback will be available in October.
Published by WMG Publishing.
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Paloma: A Retrieval Artist novel.
Coming from WMG Publishing September 1st
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The Recovery Man: A Retrieval Artist novel
Coming from WMG Publishing October 1st.
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The Recovery Man’s Bargain
A Retrieval Artist short novel
A short novel that takes place at the same time as the novel THE RECOVERY MAN.
“Here’s Rusch’s genius: She doesn’t confine herself to the rules of any one genre. She does world-creation and social criticism like the best sci-fi writers; she creates crime stories that would be Best Episodes on Law & Order or CSI; and she creates stories of human relationships that rank her with the finest character writers working today.”
—New York Times bestselling author
Orson Scott Card
Available in all electronic formats on Amazon, B&N, Kobo, iPad, Smashwords, and Sony, among others.
Trade Paperback will be available in October.
Published by WMG Publishing.
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Duplicate Effort: A Retrieval Artist novel
Coming from WMG Publishing November 1st.
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The Possession of Paavo Deshin
A Retrieval Artist short novel
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. This short stand-alone science fiction novel in the Retrieval Artist series received a Special Mention from the prestigious international UPC contest.
Available in all electronic formats on Amazon, B&N, Kobo, iPad, Smashwords, and Sony, among others.
Trade Paperback will be available in October.
Published by WMG Publishing.
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Coordinated Attacks: A Short Retrieval Artist Novel coming soon.
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Anniversary Day: A Retrieval Artist novel
Coming from WMG Publishing December 1st.
See Ordering Information Above
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The Retrieval Artist
A Retrieval Artist short novel
The short novel that started the 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..
Available in all electronic formats on Amazon, B&N, Kobo, iPad, Smashwords, and Sony, among others.
Trade Paperback will be available November.
Published by WMG Publishing.
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This series is fabulous. I have read it all in the last month. I can’t wait for the next one.
Thank you! I’m working on the next one now.
The retrieval Artist is now one of my all-time favorite series. Finished reading all the books in Spring 2011 and had to wait until the next release in December 2011. I made it! Received Anniversary Day (signed) for Christmas and it is great. TY(just posted review on Amazon.)
I am also exploring all your other books as well and have yet to find one I haven’t liked. My wife is even reading the “Charming” series and loves it. I admit I haven’t tried those…
Thanks, Paul. I’m so glad you like the series! Thank you. (And thank your wife too.)
This sounds right up my alley. Is this list in order? (Looks like maybe reverse order?)
Hard-boiled SF for the win!
Except for the Anniversary Day announcement, Rob, the list is in order. Enjoy!
Oh, I’m embarrassed. I didn’t even see the big “Retrieval Artists series in chronological order” header. Chalk it up to too much work and a sinus infection.
Don’t be embarrassed. I love to read things in order too, and completely understand. Feel better.
Today is a fantastic day. I found and read the first 7 Retrieval Artist in January of last year. I was just googling “books like disappearance service” to try and find other book like the amazing series and low and behold there is a new one! I have just purchased Anniversary Day from Audible and I am 30 minutes in and loving it.
I have unceremoniously pitched The Count of Monte Cristo back onto the bookshelf everything comes a distant second to Miles Flint!
LOL, Ricarn. Poor Dumas.
Thank you so much for the comments. I hope you enjoy the new book. The next will be out this summer, with luck.
I am assuming when you say trade paperback of the short novels of The Recovery Man’s Bargain and The Possession of Paavo Deshin these will be hardcopies and do you still plan on doing them? or for Coordinated Attacks?
Ox, thanks for the question. They will become short paperbacks by fall. WMG has finally hired a dedicated paper book person, so once she gets up to speed, the trade papers will come fast and furious.
Thanks for the info and I know this is probably in the wrong section but are the Diving Universe stories also going to be printed like this or it seems some parts are in the first two trade paperbacks?
Ox, I’m mixed about what to do with some of the Diving universe novellas. Some of them, like “Diving into the Wreck” and “Room of Lost Souls,” are in different form in the book. So I’m not sure if readers would get angry at me if they bought the book & the novella not realizing that they’re parts of the same story. Really on the fence there, and until I figure it out, those novellas won’t stand alone. But… There are others, like “Becalmed” that are already e-books. They too are part of the Diving universe, but not in the novels. And those novellas will be published as individual trade paper. Just this afternoon, I was working with some of the WMG folks, trying to get a firm print production schedule. I’ll let you know as soon as I know. Promise.
(And more of those books will come along in the next 12-18 months as well.)
Love the Retrieval Artist series. Read the first ebook and then ordered the next four. Glad I found your website and books!
Thank you, Dean. I’m so glad you’re enjoying them!
Just discovered “A Retrieval Artist” series last Monday (16 April). I am now reading “Duplicate Effort”, Will find “Anniversary Day” next. I love a prolific writer who does not make you wait months (and even years) for the next book in a series. Also one who finishes a plot with each book. I wish writers with all those “continued” plots would finish the complete story and then publish the books, one right after the other. Love your stories and will become a big fan or your writing.
I’ve started the Retrieval Artist series a while back, not in order, and I like it a lot. I love the setting, the omnipresent technology and the very clearly drawn background. I was amazed at some ideas, especially the Moon Marathon in Extremes (and the mindset of the people around it). And I appreciate the characters, especially the supporting cast which gets to stick around a bit and develop. The only book that I didn’t take to was the first, The Retrieval Artist, because I felt Miles Flint was way too much in control (and way too much into control as well). That said, every other Retrieval Artist book that I’ve read so far has been great fun.
I’ve also tried some more fiction from you and I found things I like a lot.
Just one small problem. I read on Kobo, and I couldn’t find some Retrieval Artist books (namely, Consequences, but others as well I think). It says above that this book is available on Kobo, though. Now Kobo’s search algorithms sometimes leave me perplexed, but I really tried. Is there anything you can do about it ?
Thanks, Richard. I’m glad you’re enjoying the books. Unfortunately Anniversary Day doesn’t wrap as nicely as the others, but there are two more books that are to come (hopefully soon) which will wrap up that storyline. Then I’ll get back to the individual stand-alones. I hope you’re picking up the short novels as well. They add to the novels, I think.
Hmmm, Rémi, that is the first I’ve heard of the Kobo problem. We use a distribution service with them. Kobo doesn’t allow us to go direct yet. So I’ll see what I can find out through the service. You might try a different search: book title or Retrieval Artist or just two of my three names. Sometimes that works. (You might also try spelling Rusch without the “c” It doesn’t matter how many times I tell other places to spell my name sch, they spell it sh.) Good luck and thanks for letting me know. I’ll see what I can do from here.
Any info when “Coordinated Attacks” will be available? In ebook form?
The hold-up is me, Crucis. “Coordinated Attacks,” is a shorter version of parts of Anniversary Day. I’m not sure readers would be satisfied to read something they have before. The next novel, however, is coming in a few months. I’m tangled in all the plot threads and hoping to resolve them soonest!
Kris,
I just got through Anniversary Day from audible, the narrator does a great job reading the story, and it was fun seeing how Mile’s life has gotten complicated with his daughter and all the relationships but I was a little disappointed how a lot of the major threads were left hanging when it finished. When can we expect the next Retrieval Artist book. I’ll be reading Boneyards next.
Thanks – Dave
Later this year, Dave. The story’s too big for one book. It’ll spread over three. And if my friend Bill hadn’t died, you would have had the second book by now. I’m behind because of that.