Outcast

Prez has been in the arms - or tentacles - of one too many brothel workers in his time. The memory of long-lost love is all he has, and it's not enough. But no one in the Belaar-Andra system wants an alien half-breed for a partner, so life is as good as it can be. He's making money, he's going places, he's got friends and a spaceship he loves - a decrepit cargo ship named Outcast. And now he's got a new co-pilot, from the remote world of Aldor. Lan's mysterious and doesn't say a lot, but as they get to know each other, Prez starts to feel something he hasn't felt in a long time - hope. But the past hasn't quite released him, and the Outcast isn't done yet. On its final mission to deliver a mysterious cargo for the Belaari government, long-buried secrets start to stir. When his old co-pilot - and best friend - is finally himself again, Prez has a difficult decision to make, but Lan has other ideas about his own destiny. A rich man at last, can Prez finally get the things he really wants?