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Starhawk
Jack McDevitt

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Starhawk

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Series: Book 7 in the Engines of God series

Rating: Not rated

Tags: Science Fiction, Lang:en

Summary

Priscilla Hutchins has been through many experiences.   This is the story of her first unforgettable adventure…

Priscilla “Hutch” Hutchins has finally completed a nerve-bending qualification flight for her pilot’s license. But faster-than-light travel is still a new reality, and the World Space Authority is still learning how to manage long-range missions safely. To make matters worse, efforts to prepare two planets for colonization are killing off native life-forms, outraging people on Earth.

With low demand for space pilots, Priscilla finds a job on the bridge of an interstellar ship, working for the corporation that is responsible for the terraforming. Her work conditions include bomb threats, sabotage, clashes with her employers — and a mission to a world, adrift between the stars, that harbors a life-form unlike anything humanity has ever seen...