Merchanter cargo Chief Marie Hawkins has never forgiven the crime, nor
sought justice. Only vengeance. And, for 23 years, the Hawkins's clan
ship, Sprite, has lived with her vendetta – and with her son, Tom, the boy sired in the violent assault.
Marie's attacker, Austin Bowe, is captain of the Corinthian.
When both ships dock at Mariner Station, Marie vanishes and Tom
searches for his mother... only to find himself trapped om Austin's
ship with a half-brother he never knew he had and a crew fanatically
loyal to Bowe. Now as the Corinthian flees the pursuing Sprite and a raider guns after both, the lives on board the two Merchanter
ships are in the hands of Tom Hawkins. To save them all, Tom must trust
his sworn enemy...
His father.
C. J. Cherryh (born 1942) is the pen name of Carolyn Janice Cherry, a multiple-award-winning science fiction and fantasy writer. She currently resides in Spokane County, Washington. Cherryh is pronounced ”Cherry”. The author appended a silent ”h” to her real name because her first editor felt that ”Cherry” sounded too much like a romance writer. The asteroid 77185 Cherryh has been named in her honour.
