Outriders
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Last published Sun, Nov 13, 2016
A small team of independent galactic scouts come away with more than simply information on a promising new world beyond explored space. The find of a lifetime turns sour though when their find uncovers the secrets of a new fast and cheap form of faster than light travel and earns them the unwelcome attention of powers that have a vested interest in the status quo...
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