The Borag is mining in deep space when an encounter with a pirate leads to some chance discovery that will change the future and worldview of humanity.
Noah, a test pilot, is launched across vast distances on a theoretical FTL drive and becomes part of the crew on a sentient spaceship that is trying to escape authorities.
Pasulka expands the discussion of nonhuman intelligences beyond more common extraterrestrial contexts to include thinkers like Chardin and the idea of a noosphere to arrive at a better understanding of the phenomenon.
Jacklyn Albright is thrust into command of a generational ship on its return home to Earth after a failed colonization mission, and she has to navigate the dangers both inside the ship and outside of it.
Devin Starn and his Red Company marines onboard the Borag are sent to deal with the pirates once and for all, but their meddling in ancient alien technology has unintended consequences.
