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Cover Launch: THE LAST CONTRACT OF ISAKO by Fonda Lee

Take your first look at the cover for The Last Contract of Isako (US | UK), the new standalone science fiction epic by Fonda Lee!

The Last Contract of Isako by Fonda Lee
Cover Design by Lauren Panepinto; Cover Illustration by Thomas Walker

A battle-worn corporate samurai undertakes one last mission on a merciless planet where death is always a mere breath away, in this standalone dystopian epic from the author of the modern fantasy classic Jade City. 

TO SERVE IS TO LIVE.  ​TO LIVE IS TO DIE. 

Isako is a legendary swordswoman, but every legend must come to an end. When her long-time client unexpectedly retires, she plans to follow—to walk out into the frozen wasteland of their planet with her head held high and her family enriched by her death. But when she’s offered a final mission, she can’t refuse, especially when she realizes who lies at the center of it all: Martim, her last—and worst—apprentice, who’s somehow made his way to the top. As she’s thrust into a world of corporate espionage and shadowy secrets, what she uncovers could forever change humanity’s existence among the stars.  

The Last Contract of Isako is epic science fiction like only Fonda Lee can write it—set in a world where money trumps loyalty, the elite have the power to extend life or end it, and one woman in the twilight of her calling must decide what’s ultimately worth living—or dying—for.

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