Shaman (Aeolus Investigations Book 6)

In the prior episode, Lexi Stevens and the Aeolus team saved Earth as well as the Accord from the Kreesh swarm. Next on her crisis management list is dealing with the Unity pirates we first learned of in Gambler. In will be years before the Aeolus fleet can be rebuilt to the level necessary to confront Unity. She’s got people for that.

She and her husband, Ron Samue, take a long-needed vacation, exploring beyond the fringes of Accord space. It’s just the two of them and their sentient starship, Urania. Urania is very considerate when it comes to giving the newlyweds alone time. Things are just peachy until they approach the Forerunner-seeded world of Satt. While on approach, a weapon of unknown design lashes out, cutting Urania into two pieces, both of which crash to the surface.

Lexi survived the crash. Now she has to reunite with Ron and figure out how and why a primitive planet has a planetary defense weapon capable of destroying shielded starships. In the process, they encounter the Xan’katka’ublan, another race of stranded aliens, an alien plant trying to overgrow the entire planet, and a two hundred fifty thousand year old being who believes he is a god.

With Lexi captured by the primitive humans on Satt, Ron missing and possibly dead, Urania’s fate unknown, what can Lexi do? Stupid question.

She takes charge, of course.