A break sounds good after the stresses of this long mission, but trouble follows the Science Officer everywhere he goes.

When four pirate squadrons drop out of jump, Suvi has to run, leaving Javier and Djamila behind on the surface.

Suvi and Zakhar will have to go to war. With all the pirates. Everywhere.

And even if they win, they can never go home. Not to where they were born, any of them.

Book Fourteen of The Science Officer, and part of Season Two.

Blaze Ward writes science fiction in the Alexandria Station universe (Jessica Keller, The Science Officer, The Story Road, etc.) as well as several other science fiction universes, such as Star Dragon, the Dominion, and more. He also writes odd bits of high fantasy with swords and orcs. In addition, he is the Editor and Publisher of Boundary Shock Quarterly Magazine. You can find out more at his website www.blazeward.com, as well as Facebook, Goodreads, and other places.

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