Avalanche (Avalanche Series Book 1)
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Deltik is a hostile dust-ball of a planet, run by violent gangs and vicious slavers. With only one spaceport for passage in or out, getting out of dodge will be anything but a walk in the park for escaped slaves Alina and Jalek.
While on the run from their captors, they stumble across a hapless gambler who offers a seemingly perfect solution to all of their problems. Their captors, however, will stop at nothing to apprehend them and, just as it seems they might finally have caught a lucky break, events take an unexpected turn...
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