Decimation Protocol

"e;Sedition doesn't follow the rules; mutiny doesn't log flight paths."e; One ship returns to the Fleet, its crew absent and presumed dead. Within the ghost ship lies a riddle with no discernible answer: a naked synthetic, a corrupted ship computer, and an alien artifact. A politician wants it buried, but not everyone in the Admiralty agrees. The chain of command is linear—except the Warmasters—an...