Sargasso of Space

Анотація

Welcome to the world of the Solar Queen — a captivating universe of interstellar traders, sinister pirates, mysterious planets, and deadly adventures! Here, the right to trade in the treasures of newly discovered worlds is won at auctions among countless representatives of powerful trading corporations as well as small, independent merchants.

Dane Thorson, a young graduate of the Trade Academy, receives his first assignment aboard the starship Solar Queen. He has no idea that his very first job will throw him into a whirlwind of events that will change him forever. Together with a crew of daring Free Traders, Dane plunges into the high-stakes world of galactic commerce, where ruthless competition forces the small players to take big risks.

He will visit distant planets, gain his first experience of contact with alien life, face deadly battles with real space pirates, and help uncover the mystery behind a chain of enigmatic disasters that have haunted the galaxy for centuries.