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When nineteen-year-old Kressa Bryant stumbles on the chance to get her own ship, it seems the answer to her dreams. But the ship has a mind of its own, and it carries a secret that puts Kressa in the crosshairs of two opposing military forces.
Thus begins a series of stories that follow Kressa's adventures from her teenage years well into adulthood. Along the way, she makes friends and enemies, overcomes challenges, and discovers truths about herself and about humanity's place in the cosmos – discoveries that pave the way for the next step in human evolution.