A novella rarely pulls me into a world and leaves me with so many unanswered questions yet wanting more. However, Alsberg and Cummings write a white-knuckle ride of a space opera that rivals the relaunch of Battlestar Galactica with their collaboration Zenith: The Androma Saga #1. Viceral and viscous, like the bloodstained kill counts on the katanas of the protagonist (Androma Racella), the story sticks with you days after reading. Mechanically, the novella is tight. Word