Tactical Officer Tim Harper and Engineer Chip Mullens have been dispatched in the shuttlecoupe Ernest J. King to the Delsekio V system, a veritable graveyard of spaceships. Their mission is to replace a malfunctioning warning buoy at the far edge of the debris field. However, things don't go quite as planned...
A rescue mission to retrieve a refugee from a crisis turns deadly for the crew of the U.S.S. Deimos, when one of Siân Gabriel‘s oldest friends turns out to be something other than what he seems. Now, the crew of the Deimos must race to get the refugee home, and their journey could end with them all condemned to die.
Doctor Sarah Perry has boarded Starship Deimos with a dire warning. The galaxy is under threat of a lethal burst from a collision at the galactic core. As they agree on a means of destroying the magnetar, Captain Harper watches in dismay as the plan is on the verge of falling apart. Can he and his officers succeed when success comes at such a high price?
While on a mission to deliver vital equipment to Space Lab Pavona 3, the U.S.S. Deimos is struck by a gravitic mine that disables it. The Odobenos, a xenophobic race, accuses the ship of crossing into its territory. Can Captain Harper and his crew extract themselves and their ship from this situation without causing a major diplomatic incident?