The Return of Santiago: A Myth of the Far Future (The Santiago Saga Book 2)

Danny Briggs is a thief seeking to do something memorable while avoiding attention. He discovers the original manuscript of a balladeer who traveled the spaceways a century earlier, documenting the exploits of Santiago and other larger-than-life figures from that era. Instead of selling the manuscript, Briggs decides to add to it by finding his own era's version of Santiago—a figure on the wrong side of the law but the right side of justice. He partners with Waltzin' Matilda, Santiago's last descendant and a dancer, to search the galaxy for a new folk hero. Their quest takes them through the universe's varied inhabitants, though Briggs faces danger with a price on his head. The second book in The Santiago Saga, this novel returns to the frontier setting that established the Santiago legend. Mike Resnick is a Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author.