Shatter Star Wraith. SSW, #1

Trapped on a death ship or beheaded on a backwater planet. In space, there's just no good way to die. Maya Vaa Cascan has no intention of dying. She's a shapeshifter and a liar. She'll do whatever it takes to survive. Tyton is a powerful empath, and he too will do anything to survive-except kill. His crew, however, isn't that discriminating. Kill pirates, kill each other.It's all good. Anything to keep the ship's AI from killing them off one by one or getting blasted out of space by Reapers.
So they make a bargain with the AI. They retrieve the Blood Stone, and the ship's AI promises not to torch them. Everyone wins. Except the AI doesn't tell them that the Blood Stone is a planet killer. And Tyton and his friends. the appetizer. If you enjoy Sci-fi like The Expanse and Guardians of the Galaxy, pick up Shatter Star Wraith and experience the start of a Space Opera series packed with action, fun characters, exotic aliens, and intrigue.