In the distant future, humanity is granted membership?to the Confederation, a peaceful alliance of aliens who have long since turned away from war. In return, they must serve and protect the far more civilized species, defending Confederation territory from the encroaching Others. After her last mission, Staff Sergeant Torin Kerr made the mistake of speaking her mind to her superior. As punishment, the general assigns her to protect a scientific expedition to a recently discovered, seemingly derelict spaceship far across the galaxy. But the ship is not all it appears to be. Is it a trap created by the Others, or the work of an as yet unknown alien race? A brand-new edition featuring the bonus short story “You Do What You Do" By Tanya Huff