Star Compass - by Anthea Sharp (Paperback)

About the Book

Steampunk meets Space Opera in this tale of adventure and romance from USA Today bestseller Anthea Sharp. Diana Smythe was a child of the nobility, once. Now the streetrat known as Diver, she spends her days picking pockets, and her nights gazing at the galaxy, dreaming of the day she'll escape Earth for a brighter future among the stars.

Book Synopsis

Steampunk meets Space Opera in this captivating tale of adventure and romance from USA Today bestseller Anthea Sharp.

Diana Smythe was a child of the nobility... once. Now the streetrat known as Diver, she spends her days picking pockets, and her nights gazing at the galaxy overhead, dreaming of the day she'll escape Earth for a brighter future among the stars.

Derek Byrne polices the grimy streets around the Southampton Spaceport, trying to keep the gangs in line and the gutters clear of riffraff. When his path crosses Diana's, he sees beyond her masculine disguise and catches a glimpse of the remarkable young lady hiding beneath the rags and bravado.

But Derek has his own dark secrets, and when Diana averts a near-disaster at the Spaceport, fate flings them along a trajectory that will lead them to adventure, romance - and peril beyond their wildest imaginings.

Review Quotes

"A fine and engaging rendering of Steampunk tropes...The mix of old-fashioned slum-level criminality and futuristic space technology works well, and Diana is very appealing as she takes her remarkable journey from up, to down, to up again, despite the struggles she faces staying on top. Sharp offers crisp, lucid, straightforward writing that keeps the reader turning pages." - Publisher's Weekly, via PW BookLife