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After being expelled from the Union Astronautica space fleet and charged with grand theft, Jules Truffant signs on as shuttle pilot aboard the freighter Pride of Cucamonga to secure amnesty. He botches the ship’s mission to RhoCorenae, sparking a conflict with an alien culture. Facing grave consequences, Jules must lead the crew on a perilous interplanetary voyage that takes them across the galaxy to place a probe in the direct path of a black hole as it plows through an inhabited star system.
First publish date: April 1, 2008
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: Allen M. Steele
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