Nantais

Richard Hayek is an exolinguist with a troubled past and a way with his fists. As the first officer of the ISS Jemison, his duty is to smooth the way for the ship’s crew of scientists to explore places never before seen by human beings. And he likes his job—when he gets to do it.

But when a rogue computer virus leaves the Jemison stranded and her crew helpless, Hayek’s options aren’t promising. The...