Under Far Galaxian Skies by Natalie Kelda

Balfour has committed the ultimate crime: the murder of his sister’s boyfriend. It doesn’t matter that it was accidental. Sentenced to working as ship labourer, Balfour is convinced he deserves it when he's captured by pirates and forced to a distant galaxy. He barely escapes enslavement, fleeing into a city more deadly than anything he’s ever known. Venomous reptiles hunt him. Iron-fisted tarilla chiefs are on the brink of war. Balfour must adapt quickly or prepare for a slow, torturous death in the hands of people more bloodthirsty than the Star-Eaters of old. But the biggest threat is his lingering self-loathing. If he can't fight through it, nothing else will matter — because he won’t live long enough to see it.

Adult • Fantasy/Dark • Fantasy/Portal • Diversity Representation/Mental Health • Diversity Representation/LGBTQ+ • Fantasy/Science Fantasy

Content Warning: slavery, body torture, burning, animal abuse, hinted child sexual abuse, self harm, attempted suicide

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The author has done it again! Reading the prior books are not required, but it's nice to know Merlon and Tara. This book stars a sweet guy called Balfour who is serving time for 2nd degree murder of an innocent man. Trapped in a mobster city during a turf war!