PREVIEW: 'The Hard Switch' by Owen D. Pomery

An engrossing science fiction graphic novel about a spaceship's crew, and the end of non-renewable resources.

The Hard Switch

by Owen D. Pomery

In shops:

24th October 2023 (UK) / November 2023 (North America)

100 pages - luxurious hardcover edition with dust jacket

£15.99 / $20.99

Ada, Haika, and Mallic are on a mission . . . one last mission, before everything, everywhere shuts down. They’re raiding old, abandoned spaceships and wrecks for the (sometimes expensive) parts – and they make just enough money to get by. But living their nomadic, exploring life isn’t sustainable when they can’t afford fuel anymore.

The time is coming when the mineral that makes inter-system jumps possible runs out. When it does, the scattered inhabitants of the vast galaxy will be stuck where they are. Everything will be different . . . unless the discovery in the latest wreck Ada, Haika, and Mallic are scavenging can unlock a whole new kind of interstellar transit.

Owen D. Pomery is a professional architectural illustrator. His debut book Between the Billboards & the Authoring of Architecture came out from Avery Hill Publishing in 2015. He followed this up with Victory Point in 2020, plus books with publishers such as Top Shelf. He continues to work with an array of design clients and explores architecture & narrative illustration.

Courtesy of Avery Hill Publishing

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