Book description
In the far future, gap drives faster-than-light deep space travel, but
sometimes this afflicts some with irreparable brain damage. A Zone
Implant can turn such a person into a zombie, to protect his shipmates,
but it's highly illegal. Ensign Morn Hyland works for the United Mining
Company, which is in charge of law enforcement throughout known space.
She lives aboard a police ship, together with most of her family; their
job is to chase down pirates and other illegals who prey on the weak, or
smuggle goods into forbidden space. Her life is nothing out of the
ordinary - until she falls in with the pirate Captain Nick Succorso. All
of a sudden, the young, strong, beautiful police officer appears to be
falling in love - well, lust at least - with the murdering pirate, or so
it appears to the folk at the space station's bar. But the real story
was quite different... Stephen Donaldson lived in India for 13 years
with his father, a medical missionary, who worked extensively with
lepers; it was here that he conceived the character of Thomas Covenant.
He was awarded the John W. Campbell Award as Best Writer of the Year for
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant The Unbeliever, which, with the sequel
trilogy, became instant bestsellers. He is also the author of the
fantasy duology 'Mordant's Need', the SF epic quintet 'The Gap', and a
number of mysteries written under the pseudonym Reed Stephens. He won
the World Fantasy Award in 2000.
