A Stage Over Ruthless Stars

Aznan is a chronically ill high school drop out living on a space station with an illness that hates gravity. But he's going to be a famous inventor… That's if he can win the biggest tech competition in the system. Held at his space station's circus, and judged by titans of industry, it's one massive showcase to demonstrate his homemade tech in front of a live audience. 

To win, he'll need his ex-best friend's help. Kairo hasn't spoken to him in three years, not since he left school to join the circus as an aerialist, but Aznan can handle that. Oh, and the local favourites just turned up dead. That, not so much. 

Everyone's saying sabotage. Murder and riches. A competition worth killing for. 

And when a second team dies right in front of Aznan's eyes, the official reassurances of glitches and accidents no longer hold. The body count is rising. The Grand Showcase is blasting closer. With nobody willing to stop the show, Aznan and Kairo must unearth the truth or risk their lives with one final act. 

Industry feedback for A Stage Over Ruthless Stars:

"Chronic illness and autistic rep brilliantly intertwined with a glued-to-your-seat, page-turning plot and stunning character development." - Sally Doherty, author of Toby and the Silver Blood Witches

“An action-packed mystery in the high-pressure setting of a space station. Excitement, secrecy, and dramatic flair, but above all, great characters finding true friendship.” - Z Jeffries, author of the Hide and Seek Chronicles

"A really authentic rendering of neurodiversity and chronic illness, in a unique and richly imagined setting, makes this a very special book. Also, some of the most gut-wrenchingly terrifying trapeze scenes I've ever read!" - A. Connors, author of Find Me After, and The Girl Who Broke the Sea