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Libby Carter wanted to get away from it all, so she took a job mining asteroids as far out into the inky blackness as possible. However, her escape turned into a trap, leaving her stuck in indentured servitude, living on a tiny rock in space. As she tries to dig herself out, she gains friends and finds adventure. Cave-in rescues, planetary collisions, and other mishaps keep her new family fighting to stay alive.
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In a fantastic world not too far ahead of us, Victorian sensibilities have brought back the monarchy, with a caste system that is lethally enforced. Dizzy is a con man, a commoner who makes his living impersonating the nobility. But one wrong turn leaves him trapped in the most dangerous place of all, the palace of the king. Invito Rex is the futuristic steampunk sequel to "The Hidden Institute".
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Dizzy attends a concert given by Jus Cos. If there's any chapter of the book you hate, this is likely it.
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Dizzy finally finds out why Lord Dunem has such an odd way of dealing with their enemies.
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Dizzy wonders if his new plan is worse than the old debt, but his consideration is derailed at the sound of a shot.
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Dizzy realizes he'll never be a king like his brother, and he's fine with that.
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Dizzy attends his brother's funeral, and gets a disturbing message from the king. He seeks help from the Dowager Queen.
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After the harrowing ordeal of the morning briefing, Dizzy holds court, and finds himself slipping into a vicious new character.
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Dizzy finds that he is utterly unprepared for the kind of difficult decisions, both foreign and domestic, that royalty must face.
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Dizzy learns more about house Wilde as Wendy describes to him just how big a mistake he's made. Lord Dunem takes a few moments to reinforce the lesson.
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Dizzy has a chance to play circular chess against the Prime Minister of Belgium, and Police Chief Trumble meets with a nobleman who wants to help hunt Dizzy down.
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Dizzy sees just how poor the commoners are as he tours an algae factory, then gets prepared to play a game of live circular Chess against the Prime Minister of Belgium.
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Dizzy has a long discussion with Sceptre about free will in a surveillance society. He then learns just how many hostages the crown holds, and how powerful even unintended slights can be.
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Dizzy meets with some of the other royal hostages, and finds that the disembodied voice he'd heard belongs to a hidden and unexpected confidante. Meanwhile, Capt. Trumble is lambasted by the commissioner and his wife. He swears to take Dizzy down, no matter what the world says about him.
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Dizzy finds himself trapped by the highest of nobility, who tell him of their situation, and offer him a wild opportunity. He is immersed in their culture, and invited to their celebration.
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All his life, Dizzy has run from his fate. The Balls, the dances, the Hidden Institute, they were all ways of making sure he never got caught. Now, an entire city police force is after him, and there is no escape.
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The King meets with stiff competition in his charity Bear Polo game, with some disastrous consequences. Far away, Dizzy faces down someone he hasn't spoken to for fifteen years.
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Dizzy meets the Dowager Queen, and the King prepares for sport.
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In this, the last episode, we finally see what is to become of Libby Carter. Will she be able to help knit the community back together? Will she get back on her own feet? Will she be crushed by a rock in a completely random accident?
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Libby fights to save the Davis family, then goes to see why Woody hasn't reported in. Story So Far Special Guest: Mur Lafferty.
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In this episode, Libby rushes to help save the survivors of the comet.
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In this episode, Libby finally puts it all together. With the help of her friends and co-workers, she has finally extracted her first cube of precious metals. It’s taken a long time for her to get here, but Libby finally has everything working for her.
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In this episode, mining foreman Libby Carter runs into difficulties working a full-time job, while mining her own claim in her spare time. There’s too much work, and something’s got to give.
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In this episode, we find out what happened to Dora, and Libby is finally given her chance to go back to Earth.
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In this episode, Libby Carter goes looking for her friend, little Dora Davis, who is now missing in the vast emptiness of space. But even if she can find Dora, will she be in time to save the girl's life?
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In this episode, Libby finally gets the money she needs. After a year of hard labor, she has put together enough for a trip home. Sure, she'll be leaving the friends she made here, but at least she'll get out of this indentured servitude. . . or will she?
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In this episode, we rejoin Libby after she has started her mining job, and we get to see her test for a better position. With any luck, better ratings could mean better money, which could get her home that much faster.
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In this episode, Libby gets to see the free land that was promised to her by the company, and she finds out just how desperate her situation is.
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In this episode, Libby reaches Ceres and finds the city of Blessed. However, as soon as she is off the ship, tragedy strikes.
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In this Episode, Elizabeth "Libby" Carter loses everything in her world, and decides to take a job as far away from humanity as possible, mining the Asteroid belt.
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