Once Kendra is settled in the port city of Tenet, Cheynou's new Navigator poition takes him to the outer reaches of the Kyabran empire, and their happy team is pulled apart. Kendra connects with a handsome cavalryman, and Cheynou is tempted to find a companion of his own. And then the Masterships strike again.
Captain Natalie O'Rourke is breaking new ground: going into battle with and alien-designed ship piloted by indigenous allies. But how much of what she feels comes from the barwolf gestalt? For example why, right in the middle of a mission, is she starting to connect personally with the non-military Dr. Alwyn Blaney? Why is her crack Commando squad becoming so friendly and relaxed? Natalia wonders whether dealing with space pirates is going to be the least of her worries.
Turned away from his Crew by the anger of Orrick Bren, lost because of the death of his leader, Sarasha, Cheynou Chan embarks on a journey of discovery: about the continent where he lives and about himself. He doesn't plan on falling in love with his companion.
When Roselyn Jacobsdotter helps a handicapped child cope with her loneliness, she doesn't realize she will soon be aiding a Space Arm ship three light years away.
Alison Rowell will go far in Space Arm. She has the poise, the talent and the diplomatic skill. But then she has to make a decision that could mean the end of her career. And the man who stands behind her through it all isn't her type at all.
Beached on an unforgiving shore, her beloved Sea Eagle destroyed by the Priest-Admiral's fleet, Sarasha must overcome her crippling injury to lead her people to a new, free life on the Great Prairie. But strong leadership creates dependence, and dependence leads to tyranny, and the whole vicious cycle will start over again. How can she lead without commanding, guide without taking control? And her foot still hurts.
When you're six lightyears from home with a four-month message turnaround, who is really in charge?Hopefully, someone like Captain Natasha O'Rourke and her new son, Andrew Collingwood, who can stop the Outback citizens from trashing each other, and keep the interplanetary corporations at bay until the Space Arm fleet arrives to take over.
Teora is the best Dancer in the Haven, and her Partner is the prime bull of his generation. But Teora's birth year means she can never compete to become Priestess. Perhaps the Deity has another quest in mind. If She does, can Teora handle the Power she will be given?
Trainer Toni Jacobs and her auguar, Nzinga are headed out to the Bernard System to protect the denizens of Arborea, the only other oxy-carb planet in the human sphere of influence, from interplanetary corporate claim jumpers. She's also responsible for keeping the barwolves from forming a planet-wide gestalt that will either destroy the whole race in a frenzied bloodbath, or create a super-brain that will take over all of humanity. She also has to deal with the fact that her protegé, Andrew Collingwood, is becoming a forceful, handsome, and intelligent adult.