Ginnie Dare

Ginnie Dare is the communications officer for her family'¬"s space faring shipping company. They arrive at Eshu for a routine supply drop and discover that the entire settlement'¬"s population has vanished. Their search of the site reveals nothing out of place, except the people, but ends in a tense confrontation with the natives. During the conflict, Ginnie discovers an alien artifact that may be the key to diffusing the conflict. Can she decode the artifact before it'¬"s taken by the Sector Defense Force? Will it help them to discover the missing colony'¬"s fate? Or, will the whole thing spark an interstellar war?