Derelict
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Last published Tue, Jun 7, 2016
Five centuries after the human race was imprisoned on its thirteen colony worlds, isolating them from each other and keeping man from travelling the stars, two men discover the massive form of a mostly intact battleship derelict, they set out to return it to working order.
They will need a crew. They will need to repair the ship. They will need to decide where to go. They will need to learn to use the weapons on the ship to defend themselves if the aliens show up again to keep man from travelling the stars.
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