Review: The Retrieval Artist by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

5 stars for The Retrieval Artist by Kristine Kathryn Rusch.

I have always wanted to read this book, the book that introduces Miles Flint to the world and subsequently leads to the birth of the entire Retrieval Artist series. Yes, I may have read all seven books in this series, but somehow, there is always this nagging feeling at the back of my mind that something is amiss. So, I am delighted to be able to read this short story now.

Searching for an interstellar Disappeared is a lot harder than finding a missing person. Here, we see Miles Flint, the best and quickest Retrieval Artist in the business, in action - that stretches from Armstrong Dome, one of the colonies on Moon, to Sahara Dome on Mars, to Gagarin Dome on Moon - all because of a case that has turned personal.

I enjoy this short novel tremendously. It feels very much like meeting up with a good old friend and reminiscing about old times. And the best part? Everything is seen and told through the eyes of none other than Miles Flint.

The Retrieval Artist series is never complete until one has read the book that started it all; well, at least that is how I see it. Yes, I have come to complete this one terrific science fiction series. Finally.


Publisher: WMG Publishing
Publication date: 11 Sep 2012

*** Favourite quote ***

People disappear because they want to. They disappear to escape a bad life, or a mistake they've made, or they disappear to save themselves from a horrible death. A person who has disappeared never wants to be found.

~ The Retrieval Artist
Kristine Kathryn Rusch

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In a future where humans engage in galactic commerce with a multitude of unscrupulous aliens, Earth's mega-corporations are held to strict alien laws, and relatives of corporate executives are often abducted as cruel alien revenge for the slightest business infraction. The only chance for a target to hide … is to Disappear--erasure of all personal records, genetic alteration, and a new life with a new name in a new place. For an exorbitant fee under non-negotiable terms of employment, private detective Miles Flint finds the Disappeared.

Originally published in Analog, 2000.

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