Jiao Tu’s Endeavour Episode 1

<p>On a multigenerational colony ship five hundred years off course a lagomorph warrior must survive using only his wits and his sword.</p><p> </p><p>Jiao Tu has been hired to rescue a young kidnapped mousling. A tip leads him to the Below home to the engines that keep the world in motion. His mission has hardly begun when an encounter with a monstrous being plunges him into the midst of a struggle not only for control of the Below but for the world itself.</p><p> </p><p>Teamed with an untested ratling warrior and the ratling leader of a gang of thugs Jiao Tu must stop the monster and save the mousling—and the world—before it is too late.</p><p> </p><p>Drawing inspiration from sources as diverse as Leigh Brackett's planetary romances Gene Wolfe's Book of the Long Sun Robert E. Howard's Solomon Kane stories Hideyuki Kikuchi's Vampire Hunter D Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo and the wuxia tradition starting with Water Margins and Journey to the West Uitvlugt has created a world all his own that promises a far-future adventure unlike any other.</p><p> </p><p>— "Jiao Tu's Endeavour is a rarity in the Sword & Planet genre. It's like nothing that came before it. Drawing from John Carter Usagi Yojimbo and Orphans in the Sky Uitvlugt has created a fantastic tale no fan of pulp adventure should miss."</p><p>— Henry Vogel author of the Scout series</p><p> </p><p>— "In a world filled with anti heroes Jiao Tu is a breath of fresh air. His virtues are on display for all to see. The mysteries around him unfold at just the right time. A real page turner."</p><p>— A.M. Able author of the Uplift Protocol series</p><p> </p><p>— "An adventure of mystique and mystery in an industrial jungle. Every moment drips with intrigue!"</p><p>— T.J. Marquis author of Life City</p><p> </p><p>— "A loving homage to the pulps of old an intriguing blend of Sword Sorcery and Planet. A story where the hero is morally strong not just skilled and of strong will is a delight."</p><p>— D.J. Schreffler</p><p> </p><p>This volume contains the complete first story arc compiled from the web serial Jiao Tu's Endeavour as well as the bonus stories "The Festival of Sweets" and "The Last Oracle." </p>