Eros at Nadir (Tales of the Velvet Comet Book 4)

Eros at Nadir (Tales of the Velvet Comet Book 4)

by Mike Resnick

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180 pages~3 hr readPublished by Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.Published 2025-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

  • You enjoy space opera that treats serious themes with intelligence rather than exploitation, balancing noir atmosphere with speculative worldbuilding.
  • You've read earlier books in the series and want to see how Resnick resolves the Velvet Comet's mysteries across the full arc.
  • You appreciate unreliable narrators and stories where obtaining the truth is as important as what the truth actually is.

Maybe not for you if...

  • You want straightforward adventure or action-heavy plotting; this is a mystery that unfolds through dialogue, investigation, and moral complexity.
  • You're looking for a standalone novel; as book four in a series, it builds on character relationships and worldbuilding established earlier.
  • You prefer your science fiction optimistic or heroic; this book is deliberately cynical about power, wealth, and institutional corruption.

About this book

Eros at Nadir concludes the Tales of the Velvet Comet series. A cynical writer uncovers disturbing truths about an intergalactic brothel in this space opera. The Velvet Comet was once a thriving space station known for luxury and indulgence, attracting wealthy and famous visitors from across the Republic. After unforeseen circumstances forced its closure, the station remained abandoned for twenty-three years until now. Novelis and award-winning librettist Nate Page is hired to recreate the Comet's history as a full-scale multimedia musical to be performed on the station itself. Given two weeks alone to research and write, Nate has access to Cupid, the station's still-functioning, nearly self-aware onboard computer. What should be straightforward work becomes complicated when Cupid insists everyone learn the truth about the Comet—a truth that is far from pleasant.

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