Kaine's Retribution

The gates went dark ten years ago. He gave the order.When Hayden Kaine severed the jump network to stop the Malliac, he saved Earth. He also stranded a thousand worlds.Now he survives as a salvage pilot on a dying frontier planet — guilt-ridden, disgraced, and trying to stay out of choosing anything that matters.Until his ship comes back.The Scimitar, lost for a decade, reappears with his old crew...