Derelict for Trade - Solar Queen #1 (Electronic book text)

A Great New "Solar Queen" Adventure

Grand Adventure on the High Frontier

The "Solar Queen" is in real trouble. They've just saved thousands of lives in a near disaster and are on the way to cash in on their newfound hero status with some profitable trade. But when they drop out of hyperspace and almost crash into a deserted ship, it's all they can do not to become a wreck like the one they've stumbled across. Luckily, the derelict "Starvenger" has just enough fuel to get both ships to the nearest port, a space habitat that is home to humans and two other races. Unfortunately, when they attempt to file for scavenger rights, a crooked syndicate of bureaucrats takes an interest and threatens to scuttle Captain Jellico's crew and their claim to the derelict.

What started out as a lucky stop at the habitat turns into a series of treacherous misadventures, as an alien stowaway, a gang of intergalactic space-jackers, and an ultraviolent clan of aliens threaten to make this journey the "Solar Queen'"s final run.

"A model of how to update a venerable series -- this is a delightful bit of SF"
   PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

"Exciting and well-written"
   LOUISVILLE, KY, "COURIER JOURNAL & TIMES"

"Nobody can top Andre Norton when it comes to swashbuckling science fiction adventure"
   ST. LOUIS "GLOBE DEMOCRAT"

Cover art by Nicholas Jainschigg
Cover design by Carol Russo